Section 61 Constable's duty to provide information to Principal ReporterI1

Scotland

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

s. 61(1)(a) word inserted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 50(6)(7)
s. 61(1)(b) words substituted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 50(3)
s. 61(4)(5) inserted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 51(3)

(1)

This section applies where a constable considers—

(a)

that a child is in need of protection, guidance, treatment or control, and

(b)

that it might be necessary for a compulsory supervision order to be made in relation to the child.

(2)

The constable must give the Principal Reporter all relevant information which the constable has been able to discover in relation to the child.

(3)

If the constable makes a report under F1section 20(1)(d) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) in relation to the child, the constable must also make the report to the Principal Reporter.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 44; S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

Commencement

I1: S. 61 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3