Children's Hearings

Long-serving members of West Dunbartonshire's children's hearing have been rewarded for their commitment to children and young people at a special recognition event. The dedicated members, who had served a combined total of 190 years on the children’s hearing, were each presented with a certif

Opinions are being sought on the operation of Scotland's children's hearing system during lockdown by researchers at the University of Strathclyde. The purpose of the survey, which runs until 29th June, is to help inform improvements relating to the conduct of virtual children’s hearings, and

The Scottish government is consulting on raising the age at which a young person can be referred to a children’s hearing from 16 to 18. Currently, only 16 and 17-year-olds who are already within the children’s hearing system can be referred or have their order continued until they are 18

A figure from the children's hearing system has said the age of criminal responsibility could be raised to 16. Malcolm Schaffer, head of practice and policy at the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, told MSPs that the criminal justice system is not necessary to "control behaviour" of