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No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but commonsense, and relatively clean fingernails. (John Mortimer, Voyage Round My Father. 1971)
The child is a person and not an object of concern. (Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Cleveland Inquiry Report, 1987)
1 Introduction 2 Legal framework and best practice 3 The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Structure of the Act Fundamental principles of the Act 4 Children, parents and guardians Parental responsibilities Parental rights People who hold parental responsibilities and rights Applications for parental responsibilities and rights Residence and contact orders Consent to medical treatment Instructing a solicitor 5 Promotion of children's welfare Scope of Part II & III of the Act Local authority duties General purpose of children's hearings 6 Referral to the children's reporter People who may refer a child Initial investigations by the reporter Grounds for referral The reporter's decision The referral process Notification of a children's hearing Documentation for the hearing Confidentiality 7 Procedures for children's hearings General duty of panel members Privacy of proceedings Attendance at hearings Business meetings Opening the hearing Explaining grounds for referral Consideration of the case 8 Decisions and reasons The panel member's role Principles for decision-making Decisions open to the hearing Conditions in supervision requirements Communicating the decision and reasons Duration and review of supervision requirements Written reasons Notification of decisions Appeals 9 Different types of hearings New grounds for referral Review hearings Remits from court Advice hearings Surrender to or execution of warrant Renewal of a warrant Emergency transfers Suspension of supervision requirement pending an appeal 10 Emergency protection of children Child protection order Other orders 11 Warrants Consideration of issue of warrants Different types of warrants 12 Summary 13 Further reading Appendices 1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 2 Principles of the Hearing Papers for Children Scheme
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