Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 88 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The 2011 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In schedule 1—
(a)in paragraph 12—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), omit “and maintain”,
(ii)for sub-paragraph (3), substitute—
“(3)The National Convener—
(a)must keep the designation of areas under sub-paragraph (1) under review, and
(b)may at any time revoke a designation or make a new one.
(3A)In exercising the powers to make and revoke designations, the National Convener must ensure that at all times each local authority area falls within an area designated under sub-paragraph (1).
(3B)Revocation of a designation under sub-paragraph (1) has the effect of dissolving the area support team established in consequence of the designation.
(3C)Before deciding to make or revoke a designation under sub-paragraph (1), the National Convener must consult each affected local authority.
(3D)In sub-paragraph (3C), “affected local authority” means—
(a)in the case of making a designation, each local authority whose area falls within the area proposed to be designated,
(b)in the case of revoking a designation, each constituent authority for the area support team established in consequence of the designation.
(3E)On making or revoking a designation under sub-paragraph (1), the National Convener must notify each local authority which was consulted under sub-paragraph (3C) in relation to the decision to make or revoke the designation.”,
(b)in paragraph 13—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), the words “the National Convener establishes an area support team under paragraph 12(1)” become sub-sub-paragraph (a),
(ii)after that sub-sub-paragraph insert “, and
(b)the area of the area support team consists of or includes a new area.”,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “area of the area support team” substitute “ new area concerned ”,
(iv)in sub-paragraph (7), after the definition of “Children's Panel Advisory Committee” insert—
““new area” means an area which has never previously been the area (or part of the area) of an area support team.”.
(3)An area support team established before this section comes into force continues in existence as if it were established under paragraph 12(1) as amended by this section.
Commencement Information
I1S. 88 in force at 26.1.2015 by S.S.I. 2014/353, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.
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