Prospective

Part 1 S Children’s care system

Chapter 5 S Children’s hearings

Other changes S

53 Children’s advocacy services: notification of hearings S

(1) The Children’s Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 122, insert—

“122A Children’s advocacy services provider to be notified of hearings

(1) This section applies where—

(a) in relation to a child, a children’s hearing is to be held by virtue of this Act or a hearing is to take place under Part 10, and

(b) the Principal Reporter is aware that children’s advocacy services are being, or will be, provided in relation to the child in connection with the children’s hearing or, as the case may be, hearing under Part 10.

(2) The Principal Reporter must notify the person who is providing children’s advocacy services in relation to the child of when and where the children’s hearing or, as the case may be, hearing under Part 10 is to take place.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 53 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 70(2)