Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

Section 33.

SCHEDULE 3 Children's Panels

Appointment

1 The Secretary of State shall appoint such number of members of children's panels for each local authority area as he considers appropriate and from among these members he shall appoint a chairman and a deputy chairman.

2 A member of a children's panel shall hold office for such period as is specified by the Secretary of State, but may be removed from office by the Secretary of State at any time.

Children's Panel Advisory Committee

3 Each local authority shall form a Children's Panel Advisory Committee consisting of two members nominated by the local authority and three members nominated by the Secretary of State at least one of whom shall be resident in the area of the local authority.

4 The chairman of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of State from among the members he has nominated, and shall be resident in the area of the local authority.

5 It shall be the duty of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee—

(a) to submit names of possible panel members to the Secretary of State ;

(b) to advise the Secretary of State as required on the suitability of persons referred to him as possible members ; and

(c) to advise the Secretary of State on such matters relating to the general administration of panels as he may refer to them.

Recruitment and Training of Panel Members

6 The Secretary of State may make such arrangements as he considers appropriate to recruit and train members or possible members of children's panels.

7 Each local authority may make such arrangements as they consider appropriate—

(a) to enable the Children's Panel Advisory Committee to obtain names for submission to the Secretary of State as possible panel members, and

(b) to train panel members or possible panel members.

Expenses of Panel Members

8 A local authority may pay the members or possible members of the children's panel and members of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee for their area such travelling, subsistence and other expenses as the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations.