Commentary on Sections Schedule 1: Children's Commissioner Section 6: Functions of Commissioner in Scotland
48.Subsection (1) gives the Commissioner the function of promoting awareness of the views and interests of children in Scotland in relation to reserved matters. Subsection (2) gives the Commissioner the same powers and duties in relation to this function as he has for his function under section 2.
49.Subsection (3) places a duty on the Commissioner to take account of the views of, and any work undertaken by, the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland when he is carrying out his function outlined in subsection (1).
50.Subsections (4) and (7) give to the Commissioner the power to undertake inquiries, at his own initiation and at the direction of the Secretary of State respectively, in relation to the case of an individual child in Scotland so long as the issues raised by it relate to a reserved matter.