Scotland Child Services - Re: Custody

I have just become aware that my son has been placed on a Supervision Requrement under Section 70 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 by a Social Work Centre. He has been placed in shared custody with a relative of my ex and her partner. He is to spend the week with them and weekends with his mother so that he attends school during the week (the ex sleeps late while my son is left to entertain himself with video games during the day when he should be in school). I found it necessary to move 5 hours away south of the border recently for a job opportunity and have had regular phone contact with my son (10 yrs old) every few days and planned holidays to spend with him. The social worker has not attempted to contact me although both they and the school have my current address and phone number on record. I have a letter that mentions a Children's Hearing coming up although I have been given no date and my child has already been put in the custody of his Aunt. I have never had restrictions put on me for contact with my son and now I am being told by this social worker that I am not to contact him at all until the Children's Hearing, which there is no date set as of yet.

My question: Do I have the right to go to Scotland and bring him back with me to England? In other words, am I required to simply take the "advice" of this social worker and not contact my son? This hardly seems legal, as I have not been informed and now I am being treated as the bad parent for leaving the home, being warned that my bahavior has an impact on my son and his mother. I have not yet retained an attorney and I qualify for Legal Aid Scheme although i have heard that it may not be helpful in child custody as they are limited in what they can do. Someone able to offer some sensible advice?

[AFFA]

I wish to inform you that court considers best interest of child. In this regard the social worker is required to to work closely with the child's family, listen to their views and to ensure the child's needs are met and welfare ensured. In this regard you may demand that it is necessary for child's welfare that child meet its parent. Further you may contest supervision program in court and may take orders from court that child hould be allowed to go England along with you. In this you will be required to show that welfare of child was adequately being kept by you and therefore you should be given full custody of child.

AFF