The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Amendment Regulations 2023

Made: 2nd March 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 6th March 2023

Coming into force: 1st May 2023

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 32(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Amendment Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1 May 2023.

Amendment of the 2012 Regulations

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Regulations 2012[^f00002], in the definition of “the Practice Standards” for “July 2015” substitute “February 2023[^f00003]”.

Signed

CLARE HAUGHEY — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2nd March 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend regulation 2 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Regulations 2012. This is to reflect updated Practice Standards for Safeguarders published in February 2023. The Practice Standards for Safeguarders are available at https://www.children1st.org.uk/help-for-families/safeguarders-panel/for-safeguarders/policies-and-guidance/.

A Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment and an Equality Impact Assessment have been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2011 asp 1.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2012/54. The definition of “the Practice Standards” was inserted by S.S.I. 2016/61.

[^f00003]: The Practice Standards for Safeguarders are available at https://www.children1st.org.uk/help-for-families/safeguarders-panel/for-safeguarders/policies-and-guidance/.