Children's Hearings Scotland
Children's Hearings Scotland aims to improve the lives and opportunities of Scotland's most vulnerable children and young people, through the recruitment, selection, training, retention and support of Scotland's 2,500 volunteer Children's Panel members.
Services
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After your police interview: victims and witnesses
Information for victims and witnesses about the police investigation, the prosecution process, the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration and how to ask for information. -
Children's Panel volunteers: employers
Information for employers of Children’s Panel volunteers, includes time off they might need from work. -
If a young person gets in trouble with the police
What happens if a child or young person gets in trouble with the police – includes the age of criminal responsibility and children's hearings. -
Volunteer for the Children's Panel
Children's Panel Members make decisions about how to help vulnerable children and young people. -
What happens at a children's hearing court case
What happens when a children's hearing is sent to court – includes people in the courtroom, witnesses and what the sheriff can decide.