Section 22 payments

Section 22 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 sets out the local authority’s duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under 18 in its area who are ‘in need’. Help can be given under this section either in cash or in kind. Section 22 powers are often used to make occasional or short-term payments, but are also used to make regular payments. Section 22 payments can be made to kinship carers of looked-after children and non-looked-after children and can be for a variety of purposes.