Education Department
Children, Young People and Social Care Group
To:
All recipients of the Guidance on Parenting Orders | Youth Justice and Children's Hearings
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Kit.Wyeth@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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Our ref: YJH 004/037/001 April 2005 |
Dear Colleague
GUIDANCE ON PARENTING ORDERS
I enclose a copy of the guidance on parenting orders which will underpin the 3 year national pilot on parenting orders.
As set out in the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement and Savings) Order 2004, measures in Part 9 of the 2004 Act come into force on 4 April 2005 which will allow parenting orders to be applied for. The relevant sections of the 2004 Act are s102 - s117.
The Executive consulted between January and March 2005 on the enclosed guidance designed to help those who will be working with the new measures, primarily, reporters, local authorities and children's panel members. This guidance has been revised in the light of comments received and is also available on the Scottish Executive website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent
The guidance makes clear that parenting orders are about the behaviour of parents and getting them to change their behaviour in respect of their child, and to take responsibility. The new measure is only appropriate for those parents who have refused to engage with voluntary support services where poor parenting has been identified as an issue.
An analysis report outlining the main themes from the consultation responses received will also be made available shortly on the Executive website.
Yours sincerely
Kit Wyeth
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Local Authority Chief Executives
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Directors of Education
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ACPOS
ADES
ADSW
Barnardos Scotland
Children 1 st
Children in Scotland
Children's Hearings Representative Group
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Children's Panel Advisory Group
Children's Panel Chairman's Group
CoSLA
Fairbridge in Scotland
Heads of Secure Units
Improving Effectiveness of Youth Justice System Group
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NCH Scotland
Respondees to consultation
SACRO
Scottish Children's Reporters Administration
Scottish Association of Children's Panels
Victim Support Scotland
Youthlink Scotland