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The looked after children (Scotland) regulations 2008: second consultation
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This document accompanies the second draft of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2008. These regulations have been significantly restructured and redrafted following the original consultation which closed in March 2008. This document sets out actions taken in response to that consultation and explains the policy behind the revised draft of the regulations. Comments on all of the draft regulations are welcomed.
Subordinate legislation to reduce the minimum frequency of inspection of certain care services by the Care Commission under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 from 1 April 2009: consultation paper
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper seeks views on proposals to reduce the minimum frequency of inspection by the Care Commission of the certain care services from 1 April 2009. Care services involved are: mainstream school care accommodation services and school hostels, housing support services, independent hospitals and hospices, and childminders. The evidence shows that reducing the minimum frequency of inspection of these services, alongside the recent changes to the Care Commission internal inspection policy, would allow the Commission the flexibility to deliver a more proportionate and risk-based approach to the regulation of these services; focusing its efforts on care service providers in these sectors most in need of improvement.
The new Mental Health Act: a guide to emergency and short-term powers: information for service users and their carers
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guide is one in a series about the new the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into effect in October 2005. This guide focuses on emergency and short-term powers. This guide is written for people who have a mental disorder, but it may be of interest to others including carers and advocacy workers.
Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007: code of practice for local authorities and practitioners exercising functions under part 1 of the act
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 71p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Adult Support and Protection Act 2007 was passed by the Scottish Parliament in spring 2007. This code of practice fulfils the obligation placed on Scottish Ministers by Section 48 of the Act, to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the performance of functions by councils and their officers and health professionals under the Act. It provides information and guidance on the principles of the Act, about the measures contained within the Act, including when and where it would normally be appropriate to use such powers. This code should be used in conjunction with other relevant codes of practice as appropriate, such as the codes of practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and the code of practice for Social Service Workers and Employers of Social Service Workers.
Consultation on regulations made under section 32a of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This consultation seeks views on proposed new Regulations made under section 32A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and guidance required to support these. Section 32A of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 enables Scottish Ministers to define circumstances in which accommodation which is not permanent may be provided for unintentionally homeless households in priority need. The purpose of the proposed changes is to clarify the purpose of the circumstances currently in statute; and introduce a further set of circumstances which would enable local authorities to discharge their duty to unintentionally homeless persons in priority need through provision of a Short Assured Tenancy (SAT). This consultation paper will be of interest to those with responsibility for strategic planning, delivery of and input to homelessness services in each local authority, and local partners working with them. Organisations with an interest in prevention of and tackling homelessness and providing support to homeless households will also have an interest.
Lords amendments to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill: June 2008
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Lords
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Amendments to the bill which replaces the Child Support Agency with a new body, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
MAPPA guidance version 4
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 276p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance provides the model to support the provisions in Sections 10 and 11 of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2005. The provisions fulfil recommendation 49 of the report of the Expert Panel on Sex Offending, 'to place a statutory duty on Chief Constables and Chief Social Work Officers to jointly establish arrangements for assessing, monitoring and managing risk'.
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill: explanatory notes on Lords amendments
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These notes refer to the Lords amendments to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill as brought from the House of Lords on 2 June 2008
The adult support and protection (Scotland) act 2007: part 1: draft guidance on adult protection committees (APCs)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Part 1 of the Adult support and protection (Scotland) Act 2007 scheduled to commence in Autumn 2008, introduces new measures for the protection of adults at risk of harm. These include rights of entry to settings where adults are thought to be at risk of harm, the introduction of a range of protection orders including assessment, removal and banning orders and the creation of local multi-agency Adult Protection Committees (APCs) across Scotland. APCs have a significant role in ensuring cooperation and communication within and between agencies to promote appropriate support and protection for adults. Comments are invited the draft guidance for APCs.
Scottish government consultation: the Scottish law commission report on rape and other sexual offences
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government seeks the views of consultees on the recommendations contained in the Scottish Law Commission’s (SLC) report on Rape and Sexual Offences. The consultation period runs from 19 December 2007 to 14 March 2008. This paper highlights those recommendations which represent either a departure from the SLC’s earlier thinking, or a significant development of it. As well