Provision of advocacy servicesS
11.—(1) Where a child becomes the subject of a deprivation of liberty order which has effect as if it were a compulsory supervision order as provided for in regulation 3(1), the Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable, inform that child of the availability of children’s advocacy services.
(2) The Scottish Ministers need not comply with the requirement in paragraph (1) if, taking account of the age and maturity of the child, the Scottish Ministers consider that it would not be appropriate to do so.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may enter into arrangements (contractual or otherwise) with any person other than a local authority, CHS or SCRA for the provision of children’s advocacy services.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “children’s advocacy services” means services of support and representation provided for the purposes of assisting a child to convey their needs and views to the manager of the residential care setting in which they have been placed.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 11 in force at 24.6.2022, see reg. 1