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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

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Changes over time for: Section 6A

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Version Superseded: 01/04/2002

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Point in time view as at 12/12/1996. This version of this provision has been superseded. Help about Status

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Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, Section 6A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F16A Inquiries.S

[F2(1)Without prejudice to section 6B(1) of this Act, the Secretary of State may cause an inquiry to be held into—

(a)the functions of a local authority under this Act or any of the enactments mentioned in section 5(1B) of this Act;

(b)the functions of an adoption society, within the meaning of section 65 of the M1Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;

(c)the functions of a voluntary organisation in so far as those functions relate to establishments to which sections 61 to 68 of this Act apply;

(d)the detention of a child under—

(i)section 57 of the M2Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937; or

[F3(ii)section 44 or 208 of the M3Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;]or

(e)the functions of the Principal Reporter under Part III of the M4Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or any other enactment.]

(2)The Secretary of State may, before an inquiry is commenced, direct that it shall be held in private, but where no such direction has been given the person holding the inquiry may if he thinks fit hold it or any part of it in private.

(3)Subsections (2) to (8) of section 210 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act M51973 (powers in relation to local inquiries) shall apply in relation to an inquiry under this section as they apply in relation to a local inquiry under that section.]

Textual Amendments

F2S. 6A(1) substituted (12.12.1996 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(4), Sch. 4 para. 15(7) (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(6)(7) (which said art. 3(7) was substituted (7.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/744, art. 2 (with transitional provisions inserted into S.I. 1996/3201 by art. 3))

Marginal Citations

M51973 c. 65 (81:2).

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