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Children and Young People Act 2008
712Procedures at hearings to be informal
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712 Procedures at hearings to be informal (1) A proceeding under the care and protection chapters must be carried out as informally and quickly as— (a) the requirements of this or any other Act allows; and (b) a proper consideration of the matter allows. (2) This section does not apply if another provision of this Act provides otherwise.