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

[F1Arranging pre-hearing panels to determine opportunity to participate - notice to person seeking opportunityS

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45B.—(1) Where a pre-hearing panel is to be arranged to determine in respect of an individual a matter referred under section 79(2)(ba) or (bb) of the Act (whether or not the panel is to be arranged for another purpose too), the Reporter must give the individual notice of the pre-hearing panel.

(2) The notice must inform the individual that the individual—

(a)has the right to attend the pre-hearing panel,

(b)may make representations (orally or in writing) to the pre-hearing panel relating to the matter in respect of the individual that has been referred under section 79(2)(ba) or (bb) of the Act,

(c)may give any report or document relevant to that matter for the consideration of the pre-hearing panel,

(d)has the right to request that the Reporter takes all reasonable steps to enable the individual to attend the pre-hearing panel by way of telephone, through video link or by using any other method of communication.

(3) Notice of a pre-hearing panel is not to be given to an individual under this rule if the individual is to be given notice of the pre-hearing panel—

(a)under rule 45, on account of being a person mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) to (d) of that rule, or

(b)under rule 45A or 46A, on account of being a relevant person.]

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