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Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

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79Referral of certain matters for pre-hearing determination

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(1)This section applies where a children’s hearing is to be held in relation to a child by virtue of section 69(2) or Part 9 to 11 or 13.

(2)The Principal Reporter—

(a)must refer the matter of whether a particular individual should be deemed to be a relevant person in relation to the child for determination by three members of the Children’s Panel selected by the National Convener (a “pre-hearing panel”) if requested to do so by—

(i)the individual in question,

(ii)the child, or

(iii)a relevant person in relation to the child,

(b)may refer that matter for determination by a pre-hearing panel on the Principal Reporter’s own initiative,

(c)may refer a matter of a type mentioned in subsection (3) for determination by a pre-hearing panel—

(i)on the Principal Reporter’s own initiative, or

(ii)following a request to the Principal Reporter from the child, a relevant person in relation to the child, or if a safeguarder has been appointed for the child, the safeguarder.

(3)Those matters are—

(a)whether the child should be excused from attending the children’s hearing,

(b)whether a relevant person in relation to the child should be excused from attending the children’s hearing,

(c)whether it is likely that the children’s hearing will consider making a compulsory supervision order including a secure accommodation authorisation in relation to the child,

(d)a matter specified in rules under section 177(2)(a).

(4)For the purposes of subsection (3)(a), the pre-hearing panel may excuse the child from attending the children’s hearing only if—

(a)the pre-hearing panel is satisfied that any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 73(3) applies, or

(b)the child may be excused under rules under section 177.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), the pre-hearing panel may excuse a relevant person in relation to the child from attending the children’s hearing only if—

(a)the pre-hearing panel is satisfied that section 74(3)(a) or (b) applies, or

(b)the relevant person may be excused under rules under section 177.

(6)A member of the Children’s Panel selected for a pre-hearing panel may (but need not) be a member of the children’s hearing.

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