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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013/article-46",
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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/46",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Arranging pre-hearing panels to determine matter in section 79(3) (referral of certain matters for pre-hearing determination) of the Act",
  "text": "(1) Where a pre-hearing panel is to be arranged by virtue only of section 79(2)(c) of the Act wherever practicable at least 5 days before the intended date of the pre-hearing panel the Reporter must give notice of the pre-hearing panel to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2).\n(2) Those persons are—\n(a) the child;\n(b) each relevant person;\n(c) any appointed safeguarder;\n(d) the three members of the pre-hearing panel;\n(e) the National Convener.\n(3) The notice must inform—\n(a) the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) of the date, time and place of the pre-hearing panel;\n(b) the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) to (d) of the matters to be determined by the pre-hearing panel; and\n(c) the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) to (c) that they—\n(i) have the right to attend the pre-hearing panel;\n(ii) may make representations (orally or in writing) to the pre-hearing panel;\n(iii) may give any report or other document for the consideration of the pre-hearing panel;\n(iv) have the right to request that the Reporter takes all reasonable steps to enable the child and each relevant person to attend the pre-hearing panel by way of telephone, through video link or by using any other method of communication.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111020326/article/46",
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  "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."
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