PART 13Appointment of safeguarder and safeguarders’ reports

Duty of Reporter on receipt of report from safeguarder

57.—(1) Where the Reporter receives from a safeguarder any report or interim report prepared under section 33(1)(a) or (c) (functions of safeguarder) of the Act, as soon as practicable after receiving that report or interim report the Reporter must arrange a children’s hearing to decide whether to make a compulsory supervision order or to review the compulsory supervision order in effect in relation to the child, as the case may be.

(2) Where the Reporter arranges a children’s hearing under paragraph (1) and the children’s hearing is to make a decision on whether to make a compulsory supervision order the provisions of section 119 (children’s hearing following deferral or proceedings under Part 10) of the Act apply to that hearing as if it was arranged by virtue of section 119(2) of the Act.

(3) Where the Reporter arranges a children’s hearing under paragraph (1) and the children’s hearing is to review the compulsory supervision order in effect in relation to the child section 137 (duty to arrange children’s hearing) of the Act applies to that hearing as if it was arranged by virtue of section 137(2) of the Act.