Regulation 7 Sharing of Safeguarder reports

After regulation 11 insert—

“Sharing of safeguarder reports

12.

(1)

The Principal Reporter must provide to the Scottish Ministers any report of a type described in paragraph (2) held by the Principal Reporter which the Scottish Ministers request for the purpose of—

(a)

monitoring the performance of a member of the Safeguarders Panel;

(b)

investigating a complaint against a member of the Safeguarders Panel about the performance of that member’s functions; or

(c)

auditing a request for payment of fees, expenses and allowances submitted by a member of the Safeguarders Panel.

(2)

The reports referred to in paragraph (1) are reports prepared by a safeguarder—

(a)

in accordance with the requirement in section 33(1)(a) or (c) of the Act; and

(b)

such other reports as a safeguarder may provide to a children’s hearing or sheriff whether at the request of the children’s hearing or sheriff, or otherwise.”.