Children's Hearings Scotland

Services

• 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 Hearings

  Legal tribunals that help young people with problems, such as they're not looked after properly or are in trouble with the police or their school.

• Children's Panel volunteers: employers

  Information for employers of Children’s Panel volunteers, includes time off they might need from work.

• Complain about Children's Hearings Scotland

  How to complain if you aren't happy with the service being provided by Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS) or its partners.

• 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.