When does the ordinary period to appeal a children’s hearing decision end?

A child, relevant person or appointed safeguarder must make the qualifying section154 appeal before the21-day period expires. Count the actual decision day as day one. The selected decision and the appellant’s standing must meet the Act.

Responsible actor. Child, relevant person or appointed safeguarder.

Identify actual making of the relevant children’s hearing decision.

The appellant is the child, a relevant person or an appointed safeguarder under section154(2). This is the relevant section154 route rather than another children’s-hearing appeal.

Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.

1. Count the actual event as day one. Count the exact calendar-day period for the confirmed branch.
2. Check the required document, destination, copies and actual cutoff.

Count the actual event as day one. Count the exact calendar-day period for the confirmed branch.

Calendar days include weekends and holidays. No automatic court-holiday extension is inferred for this Act period. Check actual completion and act earlier where necessary.

Fictitious example

Fictional facts. actual making of the relevant children’s hearing decision is established as Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Selected branch. Compulsory supervision order made, varied or continued branch applies. All ordinary source conditions and the actual completion route are established.

Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.

Source condition 1

The appellant is the child, a relevant person or an appointed safeguarder under section154(2). This is the relevant section154 route rather than another children’s-hearing appeal.

Source condition 2

The selected decision falls within section154(3). I established the actual decision-making date, rather than later notification or another hearing.

Source condition 3

The appeal must reach the proper sheriff through the actual required process. The calculated period does not establish standing or suspend the decision.

Source condition 4

The ordinary current statutory period applies. No order, extension, postponement, suspension, historical transition or discretionary late permission changes it. Actual timely receipt, copies and the applicable cutoff remain required.

• Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.
• Other procedures have different actors, events, periods and completion requirements. The selected branch does not replace those duties.

• The appellant is the child, a relevant person or an appointed safeguarder under section154(2). This is the relevant section154 route rather than another children’s-hearing appeal.
• The selected decision falls within section154(3). I established the actual decision-making date, rather than later notification or another hearing.
• The appeal must reach the proper sheriff through the actual required process. The calculated period does not establish standing or suspend the decision.
• The ordinary current statutory period applies. No order, extension, postponement, suspension, historical transition or discretionary late permission changes it. Actual timely receipt, copies and the applicable cutoff remain required.
• Only the exact supported ordinary branch is calculated. Standing, competence, changed periods, required forms, copies and actual completion must be established.