Section 95 Child fails to attend grounds hearingI1

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

s. 95(1) substituted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 43(7)
s. 95(3) words inserted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 44(18)
s. 95(4) word inserted by Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 s. 50(6)(7)

(1)

This section applies where—

(a)

a child fails to attend a grounds hearing arranged by virtue of section 69(2) or subsection (2), and

(b)

the child was not excused from attending the grounds hearing.

(2)

The grounds hearing may require the Principal Reporter to arrange another grounds hearing.

F1(3)

Subsection (4) applies where under subsection (2) the grounds hearing requires the Principal Reporter to arrange another grounds hearing.

(4)

If the grounds hearing considers that the nature of the child's circumstances is such that for the protection, guidance, treatment or control of the child it is necessary as a matter of urgency that an interim compulsory supervision order be made, the grounds hearing may make an interim compulsory supervision order in relation to the child.

(5)

An interim compulsory supervision order made under subsection (4) may not include a measure of the kind mentioned in section 83(2)(f)(i).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 95(3)-(5) inserted (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 86, 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/353, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.

Commencement

I1: S. 95 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3