Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

74 Parent of a child in a residential establishment under a supervision requirement moving to England or Wales or Northern Ireland

(1) Where a children's hearing are satisfied that the parent of a child who is required to reside in a residential establishment under a supervision requirement made under section 44(1)(b) of this Act proposes to reside or is residing in England or Wales or in Northern Ireland they shall review the requirement, and on such review they may as they think proper—

(a) discharge the supervision requirement;

(b) continue the supervision requirement;

(c) vary the supervision requirement by making a supervision requirement under subsection (1)(a) of the said section 44 and send notification of that requirement in accordance with section 72(1)(b) of this Act; or

(d) make a report on the case to the Secretary of State with a recommendation for the transfer of the child in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

(2) If the Secretary of State is for any reason unable to accept a recommendation for the transfer of a child made under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section, he may refer the matter back to the children's hearing for their reconsideration of the case, or himself discharge the supervision requirement.

(3) Where such a recommendation is made and is not dealt with under subsection (2) of this section, the Secretary of State may make an order transferring the child to the care of the managers of a school in England or Wales or in Northern Ireland, being an approved school within the meaning of the [1933 c. 12.] Children and Young Persons Act 1933 or, as the case may be, a training school within the meaning of the [1950 c. 5 (N.I.).] Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 or, if he thinks fit, committing him to the care of the local authority or, as the case may be, of the welfare authority in whose area the parent of the child proposes to reside or is residing.

(4) The provisions of the Children and Young Persons Acts 1933 to 1963 or, as the case may be, of the said Act of 1950 shall apply to any order under this section transferring a child to the care of the managers of an approved school or of a training school as if it were an approved school or a training school order made by a court on the date on which the supervision requirement was originally made under section 44 of this Act in respect of the child:

Provided that—

(a) notwithstanding anything in section 71 of the said Act of 1933 or section 75 of the said Act of 1950, the order under this section shall not be authority for his detention in an approved school or in a training school after he has attained the age of eighteen years,

(b) the contributions to be made in respect of him under section 90 of the said Act of 1933 or under section 126 of the said Act of 1950 shall be made by such council as may be named in the order under this section, being the council within whose district his parent proposes to reside or is residing at the time of the order.

(5) The provisions of the Acts of 1933 to 1963 or, as the case may be, of the said Act of 1950 shall apply to any order under this section committing a child to the care of a local authority or, as the case may be, of a welfare authority as if it were an order made by a court under those Acts or that Act.