Part II Promotion of Children’s Welfare by Local Authorities and by Children’s Hearings etc.
C2 Chapter 1 Support for Children and Their Families
Advice and assistance for young persons formerly looked after by local authorities
C130 Financial assistance towards expenses of education or training and removal of power to guarantee indentures etc.
1
Without prejudice to section 12 of the M1Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (general social welfare services of local authorities), a local authority may make—
a
grants to any relevant person in their area to enable him to meet expenses connected with his receiving education or training; and
b
contributions to the accommodation and maintenance of any such person in any place near where he may be—
i
employed, or seeking employment; or
ii
receiving education or training.
2
F2A person is a relevant person for the purposes of subsection (1) above if—
F3b
he either—
i
was (on his sixteenth birthday or at any subsequent time) but is no longer looked after by a local authority; or
ii
is of such other description of person formerly but no longer looked after by a local authority as the Scottish Ministers may specify by order.
2A
An order made under subsection (2)(b)(ii) above is subject to the affirmative procedure.
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Pt. II Ch. 1 (ss. 16-38) modifed (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1996/3255, reg. 7(1)