Children’S House Regulations (S.L. 602.1)

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1. Art. 1 Citation.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation. Cap. 602.
3. Art. 3 Aim of Children’s House.
4. Art. 4 Children victims and, or witnesses.
5. Art. 5 Manager (Children’s House).
6. Art. 6 Functions may be carried out by Director (Child Protection).
7. Art. 7 Functions of the Manager (Children’s House).
8. Art. 8 Legal and judicial representation.
9. Art. 9 Other officers of the Children’s House. Cap. 471. Cap. 464.
10. Art. 10 Referral to the Children’s House.
11. Art. 11 Action on referral.
12. Art. 12 Confidentiality of the meeting.
13. Art. 13 Aims of the preliminary meeting.
14. Art. 14 The forensic interviewer.
15. Art. 15 Meeting of the interdisciplinary team on the day of the investigative interview.
16. Art. 16 The interdisciplinary team.
17. Art. 17 Transporting the minor to the Children’s House. Cap. 164.
18. Art. 18 Introduction to the minor upon arrival.
19. Art. 19 The forensic interview.
20. Art. 20 Procedure of the interview. Cap. 12.
21. Art. 21 Absence of parent or advocate.
22. Art. 22 Instances when there may be a subsequent interview.
23. Art. 23 Recording of the investigative interview.
24. Art. 24 Refusalofminor participate.
25. Art. 25 Language to be used and interpreters.
26. Art. 26 Intellectual property of the interview.
27. Art. 27 Copies and access to the recording of the interview.
28. Art. 28 Copies of other documents.
29. Art. 29 Retention of records. Cap. 586.
30. Art. 30 The medical examination of the minor.
31. Art. 31 Access to medical records.
32. Art. 32 Follow-up appointments with the paediatric specialist. Refusalofminor medical examination.
33. Art. 34 Psychological assessment for therapy.
34. Art. 35 Consent or authorisation required for therapy.
35. Art. 36 Refusalofminorto therapy.
36. Art. 37 Closure session and referral.
37. Art. 38 New evidence during therapy.
38. Art. 39 Influencing the minor’s testimony.
39. Art. 40 Tamperingwiththe recording of the interview.
40. Art. 41 Sharing of recording.
41. Art. 42 Lingering in the vicinity of the Children’s House. Cap. 9.
42. Art. 43 Conflict between texts.
43. Art. 44 Gender references.