Consultations

Current consultations relating to issues affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For closed consultations visit the directory or use the search facility.

Consultations are your chance to influence policy or legislation. Changes to policy and proposed legislation are made as a result of the responses received.

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The Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad) (Scotland) Regulations 2008,14/08/08 - 04/0
Scottish Government consultation on The Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad) (Scotland) Regulations 2008. Consultation to 4 September 2008.

Adoption Information (Scotland) Regulations and the Adoption (Disclosure of Information) (Scotland) Regulations 13/08/08-08/10/0
This is the third in a series of Scottish Government consultations on regulations to support the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007. Consultation to 8 October 2008.

The Adoption (Supervision Requirement Report) (Scotland) Regulations: Consultation on Draft Regulations, 13/08/08-08/10/08 [S]
The Adoption and Children (Scotland)Act 2007 places a duty on the Children's Hearing to prepare a report for the court considering a Permanence Order when it proposes to make or modify a supervision requirement in respect of the child to whom the Permanence Order relates. These regulations specifically deal with the information which must be contained in the report to the court. Consultation to 8 October 2008.

Wheelchair and Seating Services Modernisation: An Action Plan, 04/08/08 - 31/10/08 [S]
Consultation on the Scottish Government's Wheelchair and Seating Service Modernisation Draft Action Plan. This is in response to the 2006 independent review of wheelchair and seating services, 'Moving Forward'. Consultation to 31st October 2008.

Consultation document on reform of the Children's Hearings system, 31/07/08 -24/10/08 [S]
Scottish Government Consultation on reform of the Children's Hearings system. Consultation to Friday 24th October 2008.

Video games consultation, 31/07/08-20/11/08 [E,NI,S,W]
As part of the Government’s implementation of the Byron Review recommendations on children and new media, the Department for Culture Media and Sport is seeking views from gamers, children, parents, the games industry, retailers and other stakeholders on the current classification system for video games. Consultation to 20 November 2008.

Forced marriage statutory guidance: consultation paper, 23/07/08 - 15/10/08 [E,NI,S,W]
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Teenage foreign brides and bridegrooms are to be barred from entering Britain on marriage visas under measures announced to tackle forced weddings. The minimum age at which British citizens can sponsor a foreigner to enter the country as a spouse is to rise from 18 to 21. Records show that on average 30% of known forced marriage cases involve victims aged 21 and younger. Proponents hope that raising the minimum age for a marriage visa will help protect men and women being forced into wedlock. Other key proposals include: asking foreign spouses to learn English before they come to the UK; revoking leave to remain visas if border officers suspect the marriage is forced; requiring people to register their intention to marry overseas before they leave the UK for the wedding; ensuring that specialist teams are trained to identify people who might be at risk of being forced into an unwanted marriage. Consultation to 15 October 2008.

No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility: public consultation, 21/07/08 - 22/10/08 [E,S,W]
Department for Work and Pensions Welfare Green Paper that proposes that people out of work for more than two years will be required to work full-time in the community. It also includes plans to scrap incapacity benefit, and only those "with the greatest needs" will be exempt from being expected to find work. Other measures include child maintenance payments not being taken into account when calculating how much benefit out-of-work parents should receive and requiring lone parents to find work once their youngest child reaches the age of five. Consultation to 22 October 2008.

A Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Independent Healthcare Services) (Scotland) Regulations
Scottish Government consultation on proposals for a suite of regulations which will apply to all independent healthcare services regulated by the Care Commission. Consultation to 26 September 2008.

The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations: Consultation on Draft Regulations, 07/07/08 - 29/08/08 [S]
Scottish Government consultation on Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations. This consultation is the second in a series of consultations on Regulations supporting the implementation of the Adoption and Children (Scotland)Act 2007. Consultation to 29 August 2008.

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