Arranging a children's hearing under section 45 (review by children's hearing where child in place of safety) or 46 (review by children's hearing where order prevents removal of child) of the Act – 2nd working day hearingS
39.—(1) This rule applies where section 45(2) or 46(2) of the Act applies.
(2) As soon as practicable before the beginning of the children's hearing, the Reporter must notify the persons mentioned in paragraph (3) of the date, time and place of the children's hearing.
(3) Those persons are—
(a)the child;
(b)each relevant person;
(c)any individual other than a relevant person who appears to the Reporter to have or recently have had significant involvement in the upbringing of the child;
(d)the person who applied for the child protection order or child assessment order, as the case may be;
(e)the person specified in the child protection order under section 37(2)(a) (child protection orders) of the Act;
(f)any other person prescribed by rules of court for the purposes of section 48 (application for variation or termination) or 49 (notice of application for variation or termination) of the Act;
(g)the three members of the children's hearing;
(h)any appointed safeguarder;
(i)the chief social work officer of the relevant local authority for the child;
(j)the National Convener.
(4) As soon as practicable before the beginning of the hearing, the Reporter must give to the persons mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) to (i) such of the information mentioned in paragraph (5) as is available.
(5) That information is—
(a)a copy of the child protection order;
(b)a copy of the application for the child protection order, or child assessment order, as the case may be;
(c)a copy of any report or other document which is relevant to the children's hearing's consideration.