The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Amendment Rules 2015

Non-disclosure requests in relation to information contained in reports required under section 95(2) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007: duty of Reporter to give reports to certain persons

7.—(1) In rule 77(6), at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (7),”.

(2) After rule 77(6) insert—

“(7) Where a non-disclosure request made under Part 19 of these Rules has been determined by the children’s hearing in relation to information contained in the report and in consequence of that determination the Reporter has, by virtue of rule 15, ensured the removal of that information from the report to be given to a specified person, the Reporter must, within 5 days of the hearing, give to the court mentioned in paragraph (6)(a)—

(a) the report;

(b) the redacted report; and

(c) the details of the determination of the children’s hearing of the non-disclosure request made under Part 19 of these Rules and which the Reporter must keep a record of in accordance with rule 13.

(8) In paragraph (7)—

“non-disclosure request” has the meaning given by rule 84(1);

“redacted report” means the report which has had information removed from it by virtue of rule 15, to give effect to a determination of the children’s hearing of a non-disclosure request made under Part 19 of these Rules; and

“specified person” is to be construed in accordance with rule 84(1).”.