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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
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- 1968 c. 49
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36The reporter and deputies
(1)For the purpose of arranging children's hearings and for the performance of such other functions in relation to the children's panel or to children's hearings as may be assigned to him by this Part of this Act, a local authority shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, appoint an officer, whole-time or part-time, to be known as the reporter, and such other officers as deputies of the reporter as may be required.
(2)Any vacancy in the appointment of reporter shall be advertised by the local authority, and copies of all the applications for the vacancy shall be forwarded by them to the Secretary of State who shall compile a list of those applicants whom he considers suitable for the appointment and if he considers none of the applicants to be suitable for appointment, he shall require the local authority to re-advertise the vacancy, and the local authority shall comply with the requirement with or without any change in the terms and conditions of service offered.
(3)The Secretary of State shall send any such list as aforesaid to the local authority who submitted the applications from which the list was compiled, and the local authority shall appoint a person from among those named on that list, or, if they do not wish to appoint a person so nominated, a person nominated on a subsequent list compiled as aforesaid after re-advertisement of the vacancy.
(4)A reporter may not be removed from office by a local authority or be required to resign except with the consent of the Secretary of State.
(5)A reporter of a local authority shall not, except with the consent of the Secretary of State, be employed by that or any other local authority in any capacity other than that of a reporter.
(6)A local authority shall secure the provision of adequate staff for assisting the reporter in the performance of his functions.
(7)The provisions as to remuneration and tenure of office contained in sections 82 and 92 of the [1947 c. 43.] Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, so far as these provisions are not inconsistent with any of the foregoing provisions of this section, shall apply to reporters and their staffs.
(8)The Secretary of State may make rules in relation to the duties of the reporter.
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