At CHS, we recruit, train and support volunteer Panel Members who make legal decisions with and for children and young people in children’s hearings.
You may have heard of us being referred to as the Children’s Panel too.
If you are a good listener, have empathy, are trustworthy and can show compassion, volunteering for CHS may be the role for you!
Take our quick quiz to find out if you can apply to be a Panel Member.
The role of a Panel Member is to listen and make legal decisions with and for infants, children and young people in Scotland.
Tell us what you think!
At CHS we are always looking at new ways to improve and the best way for us to do this, is for you to tell us!
The Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee has published the responses it has received to a ‘call for views’ on the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill, including CHS’s response.
National Convener Elliot Jackson addressed June's National Youth Justice Conference, exploring how the hearings system will support older children.
Thirty-eight current and former volunteers serving in the Children’s Hearings System have been honoured as guests of the King and Queen at the Royal Garden Party in Edinburgh.
