The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children's Hearings) Rules 2013

Other information to be given with notification of a children's hearing to the child and each relevant personS

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23.  The Reporter must when issuing the notice under rule 22(1) to the child and each relevant person also give to the child and each relevant person—

(a)information on the availability to the child and relevant person of legal advice;

(b)confirmation of the child's duty to attend the children's hearing under section 73 (child's duty to attend children's hearing) of the Act;

(c)confirmation of the relevant person's duty to attend the children's hearing under section 74 (relevant person's duty to attend children's hearing) of the Act;

(d)confirmation of the right of the child and each relevant person to request a pre-hearing panel or children's hearing to determine whether—

(i)a particular individual should be deemed to be a relevant person;

(ii)the child or relevant person should be excused from all or part of the children's hearing;

(iii)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;

(e)information on the means by which the child may express views to the children's hearing;

(f)confirmation of the right of the child and each relevant person to give any report or other document for the consideration of the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel.