The Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 56) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to foster children in Scotland.
The Foster Children Act 1980 made equivalent provisions for England and Wales.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 22(3) of the act repealed 12 enactments, listed in schedule 3 to the act.
+Enactments repealed by section 22(3)CitationShort titleExtent of repeal6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 65Children Act 1958The whole act.8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 61Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960In schedule 4, the entry relating to the Children Act 1958.1968 c. 49Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968Section 19, schedule 1 and in schedule 8, paragraphs 44 to 47.1969 c. 54Children and Young Persons Act 1969Sections 56 and 57(1).1973 c. 65Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973In schedule 27, paragraph 140.1975 c. 72Children Act 1975Sections 95, 96, 97. In schedule 3, paragraphs 17 to 20.1976 c. 36Adoption Act 1976In schedule 3, part II, paragraphs 25 and 26.1978 c. 28Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978In schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 3.1980 c. 5Child Care Act 1980In schedule 5, paragraphs 9 to 11.1980 c. 6Foster Children Act 1980In schedule 2, part H.1980 c. 44Education (Scotland) Act 1980In schedule 4, paragraph 1.1983 c. 41Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983In schedule 2, paragraph 2.
Subsequent developments The act has been amended several times since its enactment. The Children Act 1989 amended sections 1 and 2(2)(f), effective 14 October 1991. The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 made further substantial amendments to sections 2, 3 and 7, and restricted the application of the act by providing that a child provided with refuge under section 38(5) of that act would not be treated as a foster child under the 1984 act; these changes came into force on 1 April 1997. The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 amended section 2(2)(d), effective 1 April 2002. Subsequent amendments have been made by the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, and the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.
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