Regulation 2 Panels of guardians ad litem and reporting officers

Each local authority shall establish a panel of persons in accordance with regulation 4 of these Regulations in respect of their area.

Guardians ad litem and reporting officers appointed under section 41 of the Children Act 1989 for the purposes of relevant proceedings or under rules made under Section 65 of the Adoption Act 1976 must be selected from the panel established in respect of the local authority’s area in which the court is situated (unless selected from another local authority’s panel established under these Regulations).

Each local authority shall ensure that so far as possible the number of persons appointed to the panel established in respect of their area is sufficient to provide guardians ad litem and reporting officers for all relevant proceedings in which guardians ad litem and reporting officers may be appointed and which may be heard in their area.