Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1)

Part 6 S Investigation and referral to children's hearing

Investigation and determination by Principal Reporter S

72 Child in place of safety: Principal Reporter's powers S

(1) Subsection (2) applies where—

(a) the Principal Reporter is required by section 69(2) to arrange a children's hearing in relation to a child, and

(b) the child is being kept in a place of safety under section 65(2)(b).

(2) The Principal Reporter may direct—

(a) that the child be released from the place of safety, or

(b) that the child continue to be kept [F1 in a] place of safety until the children's hearing.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 72(2)(b) substituted (25.1.2018) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), s. 117(2), sch. 2 para. 40(e); S.S.I. 2017/345, art. 3, sch. (with art. 4)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 72 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3