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Act of Sederunt (Jurisdiction in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children Rules) 2011

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Application by a local authority for the sheriff court to make a request under Article 9

6.—(1) An application by a local authority to the sheriff court under regulation 4(2) of the Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (International Obligations) (Scotland) Regulations 2010(1) (request to exercise power under Article 9) shall be made by initial writ.

(2) An initial writ under paragraph (1) shall contain averments stating—

(a)the full name, designation, and postal address, telephone and facsimile numbers and, where appropriate, e-mail address of all the parties to the case, including any agent instructed to represent the parties before the foreign authority; and

(b)why the sheriff court is better placed than the competent authority of the Contracting State of the habitual residence of the child to assess the child’s best interests.

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