PART 18General issues for children's hearings

Requirements where section 128 (duty to consider applying for parenting order) of the Act applies83.

Where the children's hearing requires the Reporter under section 128(2) of the Act to consider whether to apply under section 102(3) (applications) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 M1 for a parenting order in respect of a parent of the child, the chairing member—

(a)

must include in the record of the decision of the children's hearing details of the reasons why the children's hearing considers that it might be appropriate for a parenting order to be made in respect of that parent of the child; and

(b)

may make, or cause to be made a report for the Reporter providing such additional information on that matter as the children's hearing considers appropriate.