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Section 8 Requirement to prepare children's services planI1I2

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

A local authority and the relevant health board must in respect of each 3 year period prepare a children's services plan for the area of the local authority.

P1(2)

In subsection (1)—

  • “3 year period” means—

    1. (a)

      the period of 3 years beginning with such date after the coming into force of this section as the Scottish Ministers specify by order, and

    2. (b)

      each subsequent period of 3 years,

  • “children's services plan” means a document setting out their plans for the provision over that period of all—

    1. (a)

      children's services, and

    2. (b)

      related services.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 8 in force at 30.9.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, Sch.

I2

S. 8 in force at 7.10.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2016/254, art. 3(1)(b)

Subordinate legislation made

P1

S. 8(2)(a): 1.4.2017 specified for the purposes of s. 8(2)(a) (7.10.2016) by S.S.I. 2016/255, arts. 1, 2