Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

73 Supervision of children moving to Scotland

(1) Where a juvenile court in England or Wales or in Northern Ireland is satisfied that a child in respect of whom a probation order or a supervision order is in force proposes to reside or is residing in Scotland, the court may either—

(a) discharge the probation order or supervision order; or

(b) send notification of that order to the reporter of the local authority for the area in which the child proposes to reside or is residing;

and on the receipt of such a notification it shall be the duty of the reporter to arrange a children's hearing for the consideration and determination of the case under Part III of this Act.

(2) For the purposes of a children's hearing arranged in pursuance of the foregoing subsection the notification by a juvenile court of a probation order or supervision order shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of that order in relation to the child.

(3) When a children's hearing have disposed of a case referred to them under this section the probation order or the supervision order in respect of the child shall cease to have effect.