The Armed Forces (Protection of Children of Service Families) Regulations 2009

Review of protection orders

8.—(1) Before conducting a review under section 22 of a protection order, the judge advocate—

(a) shall afford the persons listed in regulation 7(4) an opportunity to make representations to him, except where it appears to the judge advocate that it would be undesirable to do so in the interests of the child, or that it would be impracticable, or would cause any unnecessary delay, to communicate with any of those persons; and

(b) may by written notice require any of those persons to provide him with specified information relating to the protection order.

(2) Following a review of a protection order, the judge advocate carrying out the review shall ensure that notice is given in writing of his decision, and the reasons for it, and a copy of the protection order if he has amended it, to the persons listed in regulation 7(4).

(3) Where the judge advocate carrying out a review gives a direction under section 20(4), or varies or revokes any direction previously given under that subsection, he shall make a record on the original order accordingly, and he shall ensure that a copy of the order as so amended is sent to the persons listed in regulation 7(4).