The Social Work Inspections (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 531 — creates 1 criminal offence.
- Made
- 2 November 2006
- In force from
- 3 November 2006
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Education, social security, pensions and public services
- Made under
- Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Act 2006
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
These Regulations make provision concerning inspections and investigations carried out by social work inspectors under Part 2 of the Joint Inspection of Children’s Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Act 2006. Regulation 3 provides as to the types of inspection and investigation which may be carried out. Regulations 4 and 5 concern the sharing of information between social work inspectors and other persons, either for the purposes of a Part 2 inspection or investigation or to assist the carrying out of functions by those other persons. Regulations 6 to 9 provide inspectors with powers to enter premises and obtain information or explanations. Regulation 10 concerns the disposal of personal records held by an inspector in consequence of an inspection or investigation. Regulation 11 creates criminal offences in respect of obstructing an inspector or failing to comply with certain requirements in the Regulations. A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.
Offences created by this instrument
- Any person who without reasonable excuse– a obstructs the exercise of any power conferred by regulation 6(1) or 7; b… regulation 11 · Status not determined · Strict liability
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