| Administrative History | Kaimhill Remand Home opened in 1941.
According to the UK National Archives remand homes "held children committed for trial or awaiting removal to an approved school" (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/children-care/#6-childrens-homes-from-1930): the Children's And Young Persons (Scotland) Act, 1932, made it a requirement for local authorities to provide Remand Homes, which had been first introduced by the 1901 Youthful Offenders Act, to provide safe custody for young people aged 8-16, temporarily being held in custody. The home was run jointly by Aberdeen Town Council and the county councils of Aberdeenshire and Kincardine. It was replaced by Brimmond (see CA/26/3) in 1973 and residents were transferred in April 1973 (see Press and Journal 20 April 1973 p. 21).
The home had facilities to look after two girls and six boys (P&J 8 Mar 1973). |