PART 12Pre-hearing panels and determination of matters which may be referred to pre-hearing panels
Notification of matter to be determined under section 79 (referral of certain matters for pre-hearing determination) where not practicable to arrange a pre-hearing panel before the date fixed for the children's hearing52
1
Where section 80(3) (determination of matter referred under section 79) of the Act applies, as soon as practicable, the Reporter must give notice to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) that the matter to be referred to a pre-hearing panel under section 79(2) F1or 79(5A) of the Act will be referred to the children's hearing.
2
Those persons are—
a
the child;
b
each relevant person;
c
any individual requesting a determination that they be deemed a relevant person;
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
any appointed safeguarder;
f
the three members of the children's hearing.
3
The notice under paragraph (1) must inform—
a
the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) to (e)—
i
of the date, time and place of the children's hearing;
ii
of the matters to be determined by the children's hearing by virtue of section 80(3) of the Act;
iii
that they have the right to attend that part of the children's hearing;
iv
that they have the right to request that the Reporter takes all reasonable steps to enable the child, relevant person, or the person mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) or (d), as the case may be, to attend the children's hearing by way of telephone, through video link or by using any other method of communication;
v
that they may make representations (orally or in writing) to the children's hearing relating to any matter referred under section 79 of the Act, except where paragraph (4) F3, (5) or (6) applies;
vi
that they may give any report or other document relevant to that matter for the consideration of the children's hearing; and
b
the individual mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) or (d), that the individual, where deemed to be a relevant person under section 81(3) (determination of claim that person be deemed a relevant person) of the Act, may request the children's hearing to determine any matter mentioned in section 79(3) of the Act.
F24
Where the children’s hearing will determine a matter referred under section 79(5A) of the Act the notice must inform the individual whose status as a relevant person has been referred under that section that the individual will not be entitled to take part in any discussion on any matter also referred under section 79(2) unless the individual continues to be deemed to be a relevant person.
5
Where the children’s hearing will determine any matter referred under section 79(2)(c) of the Act the notice must inform the individual mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) or (d) that the individual will not be entitled to take part in any discussion on that matter unless they are deemed to be a relevant person or they continue to be deemed to be a relevant person.
F46
In the circumstance described by paragraph (7), the notice—
a
is not to inform the individual referred to in that paragraph of the thing that it would otherwise be required to by virtue of paragraph (4) or (as the case may be) (5),
b
is instead to inform the individual that, unless the individual is deemed or continues to be deemed a relevant person, the individual will not be entitled to take part in any discussion on any matter that has been referred under section 79(2) of the Act other than a matter that has been referred in respect of the individual.
7
The circumstance referred to in paragraph (6) is that the children’s hearing will determine in respect of the same individual—
a
a matter that has been referred under section 79(2)(ba) or (bb) of the Act, and
b
a matter that has been referred under section 79(2)(a), (b) or (5A) of the Act.