Children (Scotland) Act 2020 - registers of child welfare reporters, curators ad litem and solicitors: consultation

This consultation focuses on the register of child welfare reporters, the register of curators ad litem in cases under section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the register of solicitors appointed where a person has been prohibited from personally conducting a case themselves.


Footnotes

1. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

2. Family Law Committee (scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk)

3. More information on the Scottish Civil Justice Council is available from their website: Scottish Civil Justice Council

4. See the paper produced by the Scottish Government during the Bill process for the Children (Scotland) Bill: Children_(Scotland)_Bill__SG_paper_revised_version1.pdf (parliament.scot)

5. The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot

6. See para 34. https://beta.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/current-bills/children-scotland-bill/introduced/financial-memorandum-children-scotland-bill.pdf

7. Speaking to a Child Welfare Reporter - mygov.scot

8. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20150218194231/http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/reporters

9. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/3000/https://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/reporters/child-welfare-guide

10. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20160402013237/http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/reporters

11. An exchange of correspondence between the Scottish Government, the Lord President’s Office and the Sheriffs Principal on the proposed training scheme for reporters is at:

11. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20161002073206/http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/reporters/letters-judiciary-Sep-16      

12. https://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/news/2015/10/21/new-court-rules-for-child-welfare-reporters

13. See F44 at the link below: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/rules-and-practice/forms/sheriff-court-forms/ordinary-cause-forms

14. SLAB produced a report for the FLC on the impact of the changes to the court rules: paper-4-2---report-by-slab---child-welfare-reporters.pdf (scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk)

15. See responses from the Senators of the College of Justice, Sheriffs’ Association and Sheriffs Principal at: https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/113648.aspx

16. Disclosure and criminal record checks - mygov.scot

17. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/14/section/2

18. See, for example, this research published in 1987: 00403905.pdf (webarchive.org.uk)

19. https://www.sssc.uk.com/knowledgebase/article/KA-02412/en-us

20. https://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/docs/librariesprovider4/flc-meeting-files/flc-meeting-papers-23-october-2017/paper-4-2---report-by-slab---child-welfare-reporters.pdf?sfvrsn=2

21. Fees and expenses | Children 1st

22. MHTS - Welcome to the Mental Health Tribunal (mhtscotland.gov.uk)

23. Additional Support Needs | First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Health and Education Chamber)

24. Additional Support Needs | First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Health and
Education Chamber

25. See ordinary cause rules 33.21, 33a.21 and court of session rule 49.22

26. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/rules-and-practice/forms/sheriff-court-forms/ordinary-cause-forms

27. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/rules-and-practice/rules-of-court/sheriff-court---civil-procedure-rules/ordinary-cause-rules

28. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/rules-and-practice/rules-of-court/court-of-session/chap49.pdf?sfvrsn=26

29. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20161001162022/http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/law/17867/reporteebrs

30. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20170215041453mp_/http:/www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00498005.pdf

31. https://www.scottishlegalcomplaints.org.uk/your-complaint/

32. https://www.sssc.uk.com/fitness-to-practise/raising-a-concern

33. https://www.scottishlegalcomplaints.org.uk/

34. See http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/477/pdfs/ssi_20010477_en.pdf

35. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/scr-ordinary-cause-rules---part-2/chapter-39828EF8421958444770E6B417.doc?sfvrsn=12

36. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/288D

37. The SEA consultation authorities are: the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish National Heritage, and Historic Environment Scotland.

38. https://beta.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/current-bills/children-scotland-bill/introduced/financial-memorandum-children-scotland-bill.pdf

39. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/grade-structures-civil-service

40. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/vital-events-ref-tables/2019/vital-events-ref-tables-19-publication.pdf

41. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates/mid-2019

42. https://www.gov.scot/publications/civil-justice-statistics-scotland-2018-19/pages/12/

43. https://www.scra.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SCRA-full-statistical-analysis-2018-19.pdf

44. https://www.scra.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SCRA-full-statistical-analysis-2018-19.pdf (see page 18)

45. https://www.cypcs.org.uk/ufiles/views-of-children-and-domestic-abuse.pdf

46. https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/2017/07/25/cafcass-womens-aid-collaborate-domestic-abuse-research/

47. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217368/family-justice-childrens-proceedings.pdf 

48. https://www.gov.scot/news/scottish-crime-and-justice-survey-2017-18/

49. https://www.gov.scot/publications/domestic-abuse-scotland-2018-2019-statistics/

50. https://www.scottishciviljusticecouncil.gov.uk/docs/librariesprovider4/flc-meeting-files/flc-meeting-papers-23-october-2017/paper-4-2---report-by-slab---child-welfare-reporters.pdf?sfvrsn=2       

51. Whitecross, R Child Welfare Hearings: A scoping study of the commissioning, preparation and use of bar reports, available at: https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20180516111406/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2011/01/07142042/10

52. https://www.parliament.scot/S5_JusticeCommittee/Inquiries/Children_(Scotland)_Bill__SG_paper_revised_version1.pdf

53. https://www.gov.scot/publications/family-justice-modernisation-strategy/

54. https://www.gov.scot/publications/civil-justice-statistics-scotland-2018-19/pages/4/    See the discussion at section 2.2

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