Part 3General considerations
30Children's hearing: duty to consider appointing safeguarder
(1)
A children's hearing must consider whether to appoint a person to safeguard the interests of the child to whom the children's hearing relates (a “safeguarder”).
(2)
A children's hearing may appoint a safeguarder at any time when the children's hearing is still deciding matters in relation to the child.
(3)
A children's hearing must record an appointment made under subsection (2).
(4)
If a children's hearing appoints a safeguarder, it must give reasons for its decision.
(5)
Subsection (1) does not apply where a safeguarder has already been appointed.