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

Attendance at children's hearings by member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council or the Scottish Committee of that Council or a member of an Area Support TeamS

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10.—(1) Any documents which are given to members of the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel must be given by the Reporter to any of the following persons attending the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel where that person so requests—

(a)a member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council or the Scottish Committee of that Council (acting in that person's capacity as such);

(b)a member of an area support team (acting in that person's capacity as such).

(2) Where documents are given to a person under paragraph (1) those documents must be kept securely in that person's custody and returned to the Reporter at the conclusion of the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel to which they relate.

(3) The person to whom the documents are given under paragraph (1) must not cause or permit any information which they have obtained by virtue of their attendance at a pre-hearing panel or children's hearing to be disclosed, except as permitted by the Act or these Rules.