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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013/article-28",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2013/9780111020326",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Rules of Procedure in Children’s Hearings) Rules 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013",
  "path": "article/28",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Information to be given to the members of the grounds hearing",
  "text": "(1) Wherever practicable 7 days before, and no later than 3 days before, the intended date of the grounds hearing the Reporter must give to the three members of the children’s hearing a copy of the statement of grounds.\n(2) No later than 3 days before the intended date of the grounds hearing the Reporter must give to the three members of the children’s hearing—\n(a) a copy of any relevant requirement made by a sheriff under section 156(3)(a) (determination of appeal) of the Act;\n(b) a copy of any available report or interim report prepared by a safeguarder under section 33(1)(a) (functions of safeguarder) of the Act;\n(c) a copy of any report or information provided by the local authority to the Reporter under section 66(4) (investigation and determination by Principal Reporter) or 69(4) (determination under section 66: referral to children’s hearing) of the Act;\n(d) a copy of any views of the child given to the Reporter by the child or any other person;\n(e) a copy of any other report or other document material to the children’s hearing’s consideration.\n(3) This rule does not apply where rule 29 applies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111020326/article/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:36:13.669192+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."
}