# Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 30: Financial assistance towards expenses of education or training and removal of power to guarantee indentures etc.

Extent: S

(1) Without prejudice to section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services of local authorities), a local authority may make—
(a) grants to any relevant person in their area to enable him to meet expenses connected with his receiving education or training; and
(b) contributions to the accommodation and maintenance of any such person in any place near where he may be—
(i) employed, or seeking employment; or
(ii) receiving education or training.
(2) A person is a relevant person for the purposes of subsection (1) above if—
(a) he is at least sixteen years of age but not yet twenty-six years of age; and
(b) he either—
(i) was (on his sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time) but is no longer looked after by a local authority; or
(ii) is of such other description of person formerly but no longer looked after by a local authority as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order.
(2A) An order made under subsection (2)(b)(ii) above is subject to the affirmative procedure.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/36/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-scotland-act-1995/section-30
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