SCHEDULE 1Children's Hearings Scotland

Transfer of members from CPACs

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This paragraph applies where

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the National Convener establishes an area support team under paragraph 12(1)F2, and

b

the area of the area support team consists of or includes a new area.

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The National Convener must notify each relevant CPAC member of the National Convener's intention to transfer the member to the area support team.

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A notice under sub-paragraph (2) must state that the relevant CPAC member will become a member of the area support team unless the member notifies the National Convener within 28 days of receiving the notice that the person does not wish to become a member of the area support team.

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A relevant CPAC member is a person who—

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at the time of the establishment of the area support team, is a member of a Children's Panel Advisory Committee whose area falls wholly within the F3new area concerned, and

b

was nominated as such by the Scottish Ministers (or, as the case may be, by the Secretary of State) under paragraph 3 or 4(a) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

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The National Convener must appoint each relevant CPAC member as a member of the area support team unless the member notifies the National Convener in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

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On appointment as a member of the area support team under sub-paragraph (5), a relevant CPAC member ceases to be a member of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee.

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In this paragraph—

  • “ area ”, in relation to a Children's Panel Advisory Committee, means the area of the local authority (or authorities) which formed the Children's Panel Advisory Committee,

  • “ Children's Panel Advisory Committee ” includes a joint advisory committee within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Act.

  • F4“ new area” means an area which has never previously been the area (or part of the area) of an area support team.