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

Provision of information for a review hearing where section 136 (duty to initiate review where child transferred) of the Act appliesS

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36.—(1) This rule applies where section 136 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 hearing.

(3) Those persons are—

(a)the child;

(b)each relevant person;

(c)any appointed safeguarder;

(d)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;

(e)the three members of the children's hearing;

(f)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 (c) such of the information mentioned in rules 23, 26 and 34 as is available.

(5) As soon as practicable before the beginning of the hearing, the Reporter must give to the persons mentioned in paragraph (3)(e) such of the information mentioned in rules 26 and 35 as is available.

(6) As soon as practicable before the beginning of the hearing, the Reporter must give to the persons mentioned in paragraph (3)(d) the information mentioned in rule 24.