CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 171 Conduct of conference
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 171
Conduct of conference(1) A facilitator must conduct a conference with as little formality and as much speed as allow a full examination of—
(a) the situation of the child or young person; and
(b) why he or she may be in need of care and protection; and
(c) the options available for making arrangements for his or her care and protection.
(2) However, the facilitator must ensure that he or she takes reasonable steps to find out and provide to the conference the views of the following people about the steps that should be taken to ensure the care and protection of the child or young person:
(a) the child or young person (so far as his or her views are discoverable) if he or she has not been invited, or refuses, to attend;
(b) people invited to attend the conference but who are unable to attend;
(c) each person with parental responsibility for the child or young person or other family member or kin who has not been invited to attend the conference but whose views the facilitator considers it appropriate to provide to the conference.
(3) A participant may not be represented at a conference by a lawyer.