PART 3Duties and roles of persons attending or preparing documents for children's hearings and pre-hearing panels

F1Role of representatives11.

(1)

Where F2a person mentioned in paragraph (3) (referred to in this rule as “the accompanied person”) is accompanied at a children's hearing or pre-hearing panel by a representative that representative may assist the accompanied person to discuss any issues arising for discussion before the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel.

(2)

The right of the accompanied person to be represented at the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel is without prejudice to any right of the accompanied person to legal representation by a solicitor or counsel.

F3(3)

The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

the child,

(b)

any relevant person,

(c)

any person who wants to be deemed to be a relevant person,

(d)

any person who is or wants to be afforded an opportunity to participate in relation to the children’s hearing by virtue of rule 2A.