The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill is designed to provide a framework: regulations, rules and guidance, for example, will all be developed to cover the detail that will complement this framework legislation, and all of these will be subject to consultation in due course.
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 23 February 2010. Click here to view the published Bill contents on the Parliament website. *
Direct links to: Stage 1 Report; Subordinate Legislation Committee Report; Finance Committee Report 1; Finance Committee Report 2.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been produced in relation to provision in the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill for a permanent, sustainable scheme for the provision of state-funded legal representation in children's hearings.
An Equality Impact Assessment has been produced in relation to Children's Hearings system reform.
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Bill - and the subordinate (secondary) legislation that will follow - brings together all Hearings-related legislation in one place. Click here for links to current Hearings-related legislation.
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