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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013/article-48",
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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/48",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Procedure at pre-hearing panel determination of whether to deem an individual to be a relevant person",
  "text": "(1) At the beginning of the pre-hearing panel the chairing member must explain the purpose of the pre-hearing panel.\n(2) The pre-hearing panel, despite a referral not having been made under section 79(2) (referral of certain matters for pre-hearing determination) of the Act, must consider whether to deem an individual, who is present at the pre-hearing panel, to be a relevant person on the request of—\n(a) the child;\n(b) any relevant person;\n(c) the individual in question.\n(3) Where the pre-hearing panel is to consider whether to deem an individual to be a relevant person under paragraph (2) the provisions of the Act (other than section 81(2) (determination of claim that person be deemed a relevant person)) and these Rules apply as if the matter had been referred under section 79 of the Act.\n(4) Where the pre-hearing panel is to determine the matter of whether any individual should be deemed to be a relevant person, the chairing member—\n(a) must invite any of the persons mentioned in paragraph (5), who is in attendance, to give to the pre-hearing panel any representations (orally or in writing) or any other document or information in addition to any given under these Rules that the person wishes to give for the consideration of the pre-hearing panel; and\n(b) may invite any other person that the pre-hearing panel consider appropriate to do so.\n(5) Those persons are—\n(a) the child;\n(b) any relevant person;\n(c) any individual in relation to whom the determination is sought.\n(6) Each member of the pre-hearing panel must state their determination on that matter under paragraph (2) and the reasons for that determination.\n(7) Once each member of the pre-hearing panel has stated their determination on that matter the chairing member must confirm the determination of the pre-hearing panel in respect of the matter and the reasons for that determination.\n(8) Where the pre-hearing panel has made a determination under section 81(3) of the Act the chairing member must inform the persons mentioned in paragraph (9) of their right to appeal that determination under section 160 of the Act.\n(9) Those persons are—\n(a) the child;\n(b) each relevant person;\n(c) any individual in respect of whom the pre-hearing panel determined that the individual is not to be deemed a relevant person.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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