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
7. Speaking to a Child Welfare Reporter - mygov.scot
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:
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
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
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
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.
39. https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/grade-structures-civil-service
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/
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/
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
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
Contact
Email: family.law@gov.scot
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