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Article 13 Record keeping duties of the Reporter in relation to children’s hearings

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(1)

The Reporter must keep a record of the proceedings at each children’s hearing and pre-hearing panel held by virtue of the Act or any other enactment.

(2)

The record to be kept by the Reporter must include the information mentioned in paragraph (3) and such other information about the proceedings as the Reporter considers appropriate.

(3)

That information is—

(a)

the particulars of the place and date of the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(b)

the full name and address, date of birth and sex of the child in relation to whom the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel is held;

(c)

the full name and address of each relevant person;

(d)

which of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) attended the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(e)

the full name and address of any representative attending the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(f)

the full name and address of any safeguarder attending the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(g)

the details of any other person attending the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(h)

the details of any decision or determination made by the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel or any other course of action taken by the children’s hearing or pre-hearing panel;

(i)

where the children’s hearing to which the record relates is a grounds hearing—

(i)

the details of any section 67 ground which is accepted, or not accepted, or is not understood and by whom;

(ii)

the detail of any direction given by the grounds hearing under section 93(2)(a) (grounds not accepted: application to sheriff or discharge) or 94(2)(a) (child or relevant person unable to understand grounds) of the Act to the Reporter to make an application to the sheriff.