Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

Panels

75Panels for curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders

In section 101 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) (establishment of a panel of persons from whom curators ad litem, reporting officers and safeguarders may be appointed)—

(a)for subsection (1) there is substituted—

“(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the establishment of one or more of each of the following—

(a)a panel of persons from which curators ad litem may be appointed under section 58 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 or under section 87(4) of this Act;

(b)a panel of persons from which reporting officers may be appointed under either of those sections; and

(c)a panel of persons from which appointments may be made under section 41(1) of this Act.”;

(b)in subsection (2), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b), for the words “the panel” there is substituted “those panels”; and

(c)for subsection (3) there is substituted—

“(3)Regulations under subsection (1) above may provide—

(a)for the defrayment by local authorities of expenses incurred by members of any panel established by virtue of that subsection; and

(b)for the payment by local authorities of fees and allowances for such members.

(4)Paragraphs 9 and 10(b) of Schedule 1 to this Act shall apply in relation to any panel established by virtue of subsection (1)(c) above as they apply in relation to children’s panels.”.

76Amendment of Children (Scotland) Act 1995: Children’s Panel Advisory Committees

In Schedule 1 to the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) (children’s panels and Children’s Panel Advisory Committees)—

(a)in paragraph 9, the words from “to recruit” to the end become sub-paragraph (a) and after that sub-paragraph there is added— “; and

(b)to train members, or possible members, of the Children’s Panel Advisory Committees (or of any sub-committees of any of those committees).”; and

(b)in paragraph 10(b), the words “panel members or potential panel members” become head (i) and after that head there is added— “; and

(ii)members or potential members of Children’s Panel Advisory Committees (or of any sub-committees of any of those committees).”.