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Alt: J.J. Mitchell, Q.C., J.M. Scott; Biggart Baillie: Solicitor General Shand, Davidson, Q.C.; Solicitor to the Scottish Executive
"The Principal Reporter shall refer to the children's hearing, for consideration and determination on the merits, the case of any child in respect of whom he is satisfied that -
Under Section 52 (1) the question of whether compulsory measures of supervision are necessary arises in respect of a child if at least one of the twelve conditions mentioned in subsection (2) is satisfied with respect to him. Those conditions are various but include condition (i), that "he has committed an offence".
[3] In fact the hearing did not go ahead on 9 November and on 9 December the Reporter eventually notified S and his mother (as the "relevant person" in terms of section 93 (2)(b)) that a hearing had been arranged for 22 December to consider his case. The reason for the hearing was
"That he has committed an offence as specified below, being grounds for referral in terms of Section 52 (2)(i) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 "
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