{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011/section-95",
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  "legislation": "asp/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011",
  "path": "section/95",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "95",
  "heading": "Child fails to attend grounds hearing",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where—\n(a) a child fails to attend a grounds hearing arranged by virtue of section 69(2) or subsection (2), and\n(b) the child was not excused from attending the grounds hearing.\n(2) The grounds hearing may require the Principal Reporter to arrange another grounds hearing.\n(3) Subsection (4) applies where under subsection (2) the grounds hearing requires the Principal Reporter to arrange another grounds hearing.\n(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.\n(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).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 95 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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      "affecting": "asp/2026/16",
      "affecting_title": "Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/1/section/95",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:14.891873+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}