Family Law
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 -
Safeguarders fees, expenses and allowances
The aim of this consultation paper is to gather views
from all interested parties on proposals for the remuneration of
Safeguarders.
The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012
- A technical consultation on the draft regulations
The draft Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012
set out all the regulations relating to the calculation
of maintenance for the purposes of the new statutory child
maintenance scheme. They set out the rules relating to the
calculation of maintenance, including how income is
determined, and the circumstances in which those rules may
be varied. They also include provisions about applications for
a maintenance calculation and decision making in relation to
the making and adjusting of the calculation.
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011: Procedural
Rules
Consultation inviting comments on draft procedural rules
for the children's hearings system.
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011: Various pieces of
secondary legislation to support implementation of the 2011
Act
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 received Royal
Assent in January 2011 ("the 2011 Act"). The 2011 Act aims to
strengthen and modernise the Children's Hearings system and
brings into one place most of the children's hearings related
legislation. A wide range of secondary legislation will
support the implementation of the 2011 Act and this
particular consultation deals with four smaller pieces
of secondary legislation that would not necessarily merit a
full consultation.
exercise in their own right.