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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011/section-60",
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  "legislation_title": "Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011",
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  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Local authority's duty to provide information to Principal Reporter",
  "text": "(1) If a local authority considers that it is likely that subsection (2) applies in relation to a child in its area, it must make all necessary inquiries into the child's circumstances.\n(2) This subsection applies where the local authority considers—\n(a) that the child is in need of protection, guidance, treatment or control, and\n(b) that it might be necessary for a compulsory supervision order to be made in relation to the child.\n(3) Where subsection (2) applies in relation to a child the local authority must give any information that it has about the child to the Principal Reporter.",
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      "type": "I",
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      "text": "S. 60 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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