Section 62 Children’s services plans: process and reviewI1

The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 is amended as follows.

In section 10 (children’s services plan: process), after subsection (8) insert—

“(9)

Where the Scottish Ministers or any of the other service providers have published a notice and statement under subsection (8), they must send a copy of the notice and statement to the lead children’s services planning bodies in relation to the area.

(10)

Where the lead children’s services planning bodies receive a notice and statement under subsection (9), they must prepare and publish (in such manner as they consider appropriate) a response to the notice and statement.”.

In section 11 (children’s services plan: review), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

Where a response is published under section 10(10) the lead children’s services planning bodies may in consequence prepare a revised children's services plan.”.