Article 34 Evidence and procedure generally.

(1)

The court shall arrange for copies of any written report, including any such report of a guardianad litem or local authority, before the court to be made available, so far as practicable before the hearing, to:

(a)

any parent, guardian or custodian of the child to whom the proceedings relate who is a party to the proceedings;

(b)

the legal representative, if any, of the child;

(c)

the child to whom the proceedings relate, except where the court otherwise directs on the ground that it appears to it impracticable to disclose the report having regard to the age and understanding of the child or undesirable to do so having regard to serious harm which might thereby be suffered by him;

(d)

the guardianad litem of the child; and

(e)

the local authority.

(2)

Copies of any such report may, if the court considers it desirable to do so, be shown to any person who is required to be given notice of the proceedings in pursuance of rule 30(1) or (2).

(3)

Any written report may be received and considered by the court without being read aloud.

(4)

Where, in pursuance of the preceding paragraph, a report has been considered without it being read aloud, then the child shall, if he is not legally represented and a copy of the report has not been made available to him, be told the substance of any part of the information given to the court bearing on his character or conduct unless it appears to the court impracticable so to do having regard to his understanding, and if, having been told the substance of any part of such information, he desires to produce further evidence with reference thereto, the court, if it thinks the further evidence would be material, shall adjourn the proceedings for the production thereof.