# Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 82: Appointment of safeguarder


(1) A pre-hearing panel may appoint a safeguarder for the child to whom the children's hearing relates.
(2) A pre-hearing panel must record an appointment made under subsection (1).
(3) If a pre-hearing panel appoints a safeguarder, it must give reasons for the decision.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply where a safeguarder has already been appointed.
(5) A safeguarder appointed under this section is to be treated for the purposes of this Act (other than this section) as being appointed by a children's hearing by virtue of section 30.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/1/section/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011/section-82
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