P ART 1 C HILDREN ’ S HEARINGS SYSTEM 1 Age of referral to children’s hearing 20 (1) The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) is amended as follows. (2) In section 199 (meaning of “child”)— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) for “16” substitute “18”, (ii) for “subsections (2) to (9)” substitute “subsection (2)”, 25 (b) subsections (3) to (9) are repealed. 1ZA Children’s hearing: duty to have due regard to effects of trauma on child (1) The 2011 Act is amended as follows. (2) After section 7 insert— SP Bill 22B 6 (2024) Session 2 Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Children’s hearings system “7A Children’s hearing: duty to have due regard to effects of trauma on child (1) This section applies where a children’s hearing is held for the purpose of carrying out functions conferred on a children’s hearing by virtue of this Act or any other enactment. 5 (2) The children’s hearing must, in carrying out its functions, have due regard to the need to treat the child to whom the hearing relates in a way that— (a) takes account of the effects of trauma which the child may have experienced, and (b) seeks to avoid, or minimise the risk of, exposing the child to— 10 (i) any recurrence of past trauma, or 1 (ii) further trauma. (3) The National Convener must, so far as practicable, ensure that the children’s hearing, in carrying out its functions, has due regard to that need. (4) In this section— 15 (a) “children’s hearing” includes a pre...