http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/194/article/76The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children's Hearings) Rules 2013texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS2025-08-27Expert Participation2025-04-01 These Rules make provision about the procedure relating to children's hearings and pre-hearing panels under sections 177 and 195 of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). PART 17Procedure at other children's hearingsProcedure where application to suspend the decision of the children's hearing made under section 158 (compulsory supervision order: suspension pending appeal) of the Act761Where the Reporter is required under section 158(2) of the Act to arrange a children's hearing, as soon as practicable the Reporter must give notice of the date, time and place of the children's hearing at which the application for the suspension of the children's hearing's decision will be considered, to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2).2Those persons are—athe child;bany relevant person;cany appointed safeguarder;dthe three members of the children's hearing;ethe chief social work officer of the implementation authority for the child;fthe National Convener.3If the person who applied for the suspension of the children's hearing's decision under section 158 of the Act is required by section 73(2) (child's duty to attend children's hearing) or 74(2) (relevant person's duty to attend children's hearing) of the Act to attend the hearing and fails to do so the children's hearing may, if it considers it appropriate, take no further action in relation to the application.4Before making any decision on the application under section 158 of the Act the children's hearing must invite the child, any relevant person and any appointed safeguarder present at the hearing to make such representations as they wish to make.5Each member of the children's hearing must state their decision on the suspension of the children's hearing's decision under section 158 of the Act, and the reasons for that decision.6The chairing member must confirm the decision of the children's hearing and the reasons for that decision.