Part 1The National Convener and Children's Hearings Scotland
Children's hearings
I16Selection of members of children's hearing
1
This section applies where a children's hearing requires to be arranged by virtue of, or for the purposes of, this Act or any other enactment.
2
The members of the children's hearing are to be selected by the National Convener.
3
The National Convener must ensure that the children's hearing—
a
F2so far as practicable, includes both male and female members of the Children's Panel, and
b
so far as practicable, consists only of members of the Children's Panel who live or work in the area of the local authority which is the relevant local authority for the child to whom the hearing relates.
4
The National Convener may select one of the members of the children's hearing to chair the hearing.
F15
In this section “children’s hearing” includes a pre-hearing panel.