Hearings System Working Group: Conclusions

Children in Scotland currently go to hearings made up of volunteer panel members because they have come into conflict with the law or for a range of welfare or protection reasons. The Independent Care Review found that many children and families often had difficult and challenging experiences where they had to retell difficult and harrowing stories during their experiences as part of the Childrens Hearing System. This led to the establishment of the Hearing Systems Working Group to oversee a significant redesign process for The Children’s Hearings System and deliver the transformational change required by The Promise.

 

Listen to Fi McFarlane of The Promise Scotland discuss the recommendations of the of the group’s final report ‘Hearings for Children: The Redesign Report’ with its Chair, Sheriff David Mackie. Their discussion looks at how these recommendations can deliver a step change not only for the Children’s Hearings System but for how we work alongside children and families across Scotland.