Part 7Attendance at children’s hearing
77Power to exclude relevant person’s representative from children’s hearing
1
This section applies where a children’s hearing is satisfied that the presence at the hearing of a representative of a relevant person in relation to the child—
a
is preventing the hearing from obtaining the views of the child, or
b
is causing, or is likely to cause, significant distress to the child.
2
The children’s hearing may exclude the representative from the children’s hearing for as long as is necessary.
3
After the exclusion has ended, the chairing member of the children’s hearing must explain to the representative what has taken place in the representative’s absence.