Arranging a children's hearing for the purposes of section 49 (reference or remit to children's hearing) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995S
44.—(1) Where a children's hearing is required to provide a report under section 49(1)(b), (3) or (6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 M1, as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days before the intended date of the hearing the Reporter must notify the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) of the date, time and place of the hearing.
(2) Those persons are—
(a)the child;
(b)each relevant person;
(c)any appointed safeguarder;
(d)the three members of the children's hearing;
(e)the chief social work officer of the relevant local authority for the child;
(f)the National Convener.
(3) As soon as practicable and no later than 3 days before the intended date of the hearing, the Reporter must give to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) to (c) such of the information mentioned in paragraph (4) as is available.
(4) That information is—
(a)a copy of any relevant remit by a court under section 49 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;
(b)copies of all decisions and reasons for those decisions made by all pre-hearing panels and children's hearings arranged in relation to the child;
(c)confirmation of the child's duty to attend the children's hearing under section 73 (child's duty to attend children's hearing) of the Act;
(d)confirmation of the relevant person's duty to attend the children's hearing under section 74 (relevant person's duty to attend children's hearing) of the Act;
(e)information on the means by which the child may express views to the children's hearing;
(f)confirmation of the right of the child and each relevant person to give any report or other document for the consideration of the children's hearing.
(5) As soon as practicable and no later than 3 days before the intended date of the hearing, the Reporter must give to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(d) such of the information mentioned in paragraph (4)(a) and (b) as is available.