Part II

Promotion of Children’s Welfare by Local Authorities and by Children’s Hearings etc.
Chapter 2

Children’s Hearings

Constitution of children’s hearings

Formation of children’s panel and children’s hearings.
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Qualifications, employment and duties of reporters

Qualification and employment of reporters.
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Safeguards for children

Safeguarding child’s interests in proceedings.
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Conduct of proceedings at and in connection with children’s hearing

Power of Secretary of State to make rules governing procedure at children’s hearing etc.
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Privacy of proceedings at and right to attend children’s hearing.
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Prohibition of publication of proceedings at children’s hearing.
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No person shall publish any matter in respect of proceedings before a sheriff on an application under section 76(1) of this Act which is intended to, or is likely to, identify—
a
the child concerned in, or any other child connected (in any way) with, the proceedings; or
b
any address or school as being that of any such child.
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Any person who contravenes subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale in respect of each such contravention.
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It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section for the accused to prove that he did not know, and had no reason to suspect, that the published matter was intended, or was likely, to identify the child or, as the case may be, the address or school.
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In this section “to publish” includes, without prejudice to the generality of that expression,—
a
to publish matter in a programme service, as defined by section 201 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (definition of programme service); and
b
to cause matter to be published.
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The requirements of subsection (1) above may, in the interests of justice, be dispensed with by—
a
the sheriff in any proceedings before him;
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to such extent as the sheriff ... considers appropriate.
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The requirements of subsection (1) do not apply in relation to the publication by or on behalf of a local authority or an adoption agency (within the meaning of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act
2007 (asp 4)
) of information about a child for the purposes of making arrangements in relation to the child under this Act or that Act.

Attendance of child and relevant person at children’s hearing.
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Power to exclude relevant person from children’s hearing.
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Presumption and determination of age.
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Transfer etc. of cases

Transfer of case to another children’s hearing.
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Treatment of child’s case on remission by court.
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Appeals

Appeal against decision of children’s hearing or sheriff.
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1990 c.42.
S. 44(6) inserted (S.) (7.4.2008) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), ss. 120(1), 121(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(5); S.S.I. 2008/130, art. 2, Sch.
S. 49 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 6, 7(2), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, 16, 17)
S. 44(6) inserted (E.W.N.I.) (15.7.2011) by The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1740), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(2)
S. 48 excluded (24.6.2013) by The Children s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Transitional, Savings and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/150), arts. 1(1), 2(3) (with art. 4(2)); S.S.I. 2013/195
Ss. 39-74: savings for effects of 2011 asp 1, sch. 6 (24.6.2013) by The Children s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Transitional, Savings and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/150), arts. 1(1), 13-18, 25, 28-30 (with art. 4(2)); S.S.I. 2013/195
Ss. 39-74: saving for effects of 2011 asp 1, sch. 6 (24.6.2013) by The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1465), arts. 1(2), 4(2)
Ss. 39-43, 45-74 repealed (S.) (24.6.2013) by Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1), s. 206(2), sch. 6 (with s. 186) (as amended to exclude s. 44 from the range of repealed provisions (30.9.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), Sch. 5 para. 12(10)(a); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, Sch.) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.S.I. 2013/150, arts. 13-18, 25, 28-30); S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3(e)(ii)
Words in s. 44(5) omitted (E.W.N.I.) (30.9.2015) by virtue of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/907), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(b)(ii) (with art. 4)
Words in s. 44(5) omitted (S.) (30.9.2015) by virtue of Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), sch. 5 para. 4(4)(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3)
S. 44(1) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (30.9.2015) by The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/907), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(a) (with art. 4)
S. 44(1) substituted (S.) (30.9.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), sch. 5 para. 4(4)(a); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3)
S. 44(5)(b)(c) omitted (E.W.N.I.) (30.9.2015) by virtue of The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/907), arts. 1(3), 2(2)(b)(i) (with art. 4)
S. 44(5)(b)(c) omitted (S.) (30.9.2015) by virtue of Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), s. 102(3), sch. 5 para. 4(4)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3)