Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

7 Advisory Council on Social Work

(1) There shall be an Advisory Council on Social Work (hereafter in this section referred to as the Council) to be appointed by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of advising him on matters connected with the performance of his functions and those of local authorities in relation to social welfare, and with the activities of voluntary organisations connected with those functions.

(2) The Council shall consist of such persons, to be appointed by the Secretary of State, as he may think fit, being persons specially qualified to deal with the aforesaid matters and other persons having experience which the Secretary of State considers valuable; and among the persons appointed under this subsection there shall be persons having experience in local government.

(3) The Secretary of State shall appoint a chairman, and a secretary, of the Council.

(4) It shall be the duty of the Council to advise the Secretary of State on any matter which he may refer to them, being such a matter as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, and they may also, of their own motion, make representations to the Secretary of State on any such matter as is mentioned in that subsection.

(5) The Secretary of State may require the Council to appoint, and the Council, with the approval of the Secretary of State, shall have power to appoint committees to deal with any matter mentioned in the said subsection (1), and any committee appointed under this subsection shall include such persons as may be nominated by the Secretary of State.

(6) The Secretary of State may make such payments to the members of the Council and to the members of any committees appointed under the provisions of this section, in respect of travelling, subsistence and other expenses as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine.

(7) On the establishment of the Council, the Advisory Council on Child Care for Scotland and the After Care Council shall cease to exist and the records of those bodies shall pass to and vest in the Council.

(8) Section 44 of the [1948 c. 43.] Children Act 1948 (Advisory Council on Child Care for Scotland) and section 18(1) to (3A) of the [1952 c. 61.] Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952 (After Care Council) shall cease to have effect.