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Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 40 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

40Information non-disclosure directionsS

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(1)This section applies where the sheriff makes a child protection order in respect of a child.

(2)The sheriff must consider whether to include an information non-disclosure direction in the order.

(3)An information non-disclosure direction is a direction that—

(a)the location of any place of safety at which the child is being kept, and

(b)any other information specified in the direction relating to the child,

must not be disclosed (directly or indirectly) to any person or class of person specified in the direction.

(4)An information non-disclosure direction ceases to have effect when—

(a)it is terminated by a children's hearing under section 47(1)(a)(ii) or the sheriff under section 51(5)(b), or

(b)the child protection order in which it is included ceases to have effect.

Commencement Information

I1S. 40 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3

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