The Child’s Plan (Scotland) Order 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes further provision in respect of child’s plans, in addition to what is specified in Part 5 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the Act”). In particular, the Order makes further provision as to the content of a child’s plan, the provision of copies of child’s plans and the management of child’s plans.

Article 2 gives meaning to certain words and expressions used in the Order.

Article 3 makes provision about the information which is to be contained in a child’s plan. This includes the information in the Schedule to the Order, insofar as applicable to the child.

Article 4 specifies the circumstances in which copies of a child’s plan should, and should not, be provided to specified persons.

Article 5 provides that, where a child is looked after by a local authority but the local authority would not, in terms of the Act, be the managing authority of a child’s plan which has been prepared in respect of the child by virtue of Part 5 of the Act, then that local authority is to be the managing authority of the child’s plan.

Article 6 makes provision about the lead professional.

Article 7 makes provision about the review of child’s plans.

Article 8 specifies when new targeted interventions must be included in a child’s plan.

Article 9 specifies when management of a child’s plan is to transfer from one relevant authority to another.