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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-rules-of-procedure-in-childrens-hearings-rules-2013/article-87",
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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/87",
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  "number": "87",
  "heading": "Procedure following receipt of a non-disclosure request made during a children’s hearing",
  "text": "(1) A non-disclosure request may be made during a children’s hearing by the child, any relevant person, any appointed safeguarder, the Reporter or the author of any document that is the subject of the non-disclosure request.\n(2) Where such a request is made the children’s hearing may exclude from the children’s hearing the person to whom the documents are requested not to be disclosed where it considers that the presence of that person would prevent proper consideration of the non-disclosure request.\n(3) The children’s hearing must consider and determine the non-disclosure request.\n(4) The person excluded under paragraph (2) must be invited to return to the children’s hearing and advised of the children’s hearing’s determination under paragraph (3).\n(5) Where the non-disclosure request is rejected under paragraph (3) the children’s hearing must ensure that the document or part of the document or information is given to the excluded person at such time, and in such manner, as it considers appropriate having regard to the best interests of the child to whom the hearing relates.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2013/9780111020326/article/87",
    "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."
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