| Description | Covers committals to the following approved schools by the Education Committee: Oakbank; Rossie ; Balgay; Kibble; Balgowan; Dr Guthrie's Boys'; Thornly Park; Dale; Kerelaw; Wellington Farm .
Records: child's name; name, occupation and address of parent or guardian; child's date of birth; court and date of committal; offence charged or cause of committal; date of admission and leaving; and remarks (recalled, transferred etc.).
Indexed by child's surname and by home.
Admissions from 1968 - 1971.
In 1925 the Home Office set up a committee to review these Schools, which recommended removing the distinction between Industrial and Reformatory schools (the latter had taken in youthful offenders under 16) and replacing them with Approved Schools: this was brought into affect by the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act.
The 1933 Act allowed children up to the age of 16 to be admitted to an Approved School if:
"he or she:
- Was found guilty of an offence which, in the case of an adult, would be punishable by a prison sentence.
- Was found to be in need of care, protection or control.
- Was deemed to be 'refactory while in the care of a Local Authority.
- Was brought back to Court because of behaviour while on probation.
- Had run away from the care of a Local Authority or a 'fit person'.
- Had come before the Court for truancy" (P. Higginbotham, Children's Homes, p. 38). |
| Administrative History | The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act, 1932, replaced Industrial Schools with Approved Schools. This Act allowed children up to the age of 16 to be admitted to an Approved School if
"he or she:
- Was found guilty of an offence which, in the case of an adult, would be punishable by a prison sentence.
- Was found to be in need of care, protection or control.
- Was deemed to be 'refactory' while in the care of a Local Authority.
- Was brought back to Court because of behaviour while on probation.
- Had run away from the care of a Local Authority or a 'fit person'.
- Had come before the Court for truancy" (P. Higginbotham, Children's Homes, p. 38).
In 1968 Social Work Act Approved Schools became known as List D Schools (Peter Higginbotham, Children's homes, chapter 3). |