Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

Valid from 20/04/2009

95Duty of children's hearing to prepare report for courtS

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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)an application is made for a permanence order, or variation of such an order, in respect of a child,

(b)the application has not been determined (or, as the case may be, withdrawn or abandoned), and

(c)a children's hearing proposes to—

(i)make a supervision requirement in respect of the child, or

(ii)modify, under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (9) of section 73 of the 1995 Act, a supervision requirement that has been made in respect of the child.

(2)The children's hearing must prepare for the court to which the application has been made a report containing such information as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe.

(3)In subsection (1)(a), the reference to variation of a permanence order includes a reference to amendment of the order to include provision granting authority for the child to whom the order relates to be adopted.