Explanatory note

Under section 27A of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 the Secretary of State may make grants to a local authority in respect of expenditure incurred by the authority in providing the services of giving reports to a court on a person appearing before the court, and supervising and caring for persons such as those put on probation or released from prison. This Order extends the range of local authority services in respect of which such grant may be made, to include the making of reports to a court or to the Lord Advocate on a person who has applied for bail, and supervising and caring for persons who have been released on bail subject to a condition of supervision by the local authority.