Local children need you! Become a volunteer Children's Panel member

An important message on behalf of Children’s Hearings Scotland

Information sessions coming up for volunteer Children’s Hearings Panel members

Children’s Hearings Scotland will soon be recruiting for volunteers across the country, including in Orkney, to help support infants, children and young people by playing a part in children’s hearings, as Panel Members. 

Panel Members are volunteers from local communities who take part in children's hearings.  Their role is to listen and make legal decisions with and for infants, children and young people who have been referred to the Children’s Panel.

They aim to ensure the young person is at the heart of every decision made – because every decision, no matter how big or small, has an impact on the life of the child or young person in the hearing. 

Volunteers have access to a certified training programme with a highly experienced and supportive team.

Information sessions are a great way of finding out more about what we do within your community and to put questions to current Panel Members and learning and support colleagues.  There is a mix of in-person and virtual events taking place:

Orkney event (in-person):

Thursday 19th September - 7pm to 8pm – St Magnus Suite, The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LR

To register your interest, please email annette.feeney@chscotland.scot or just turn up on the night.

Regional events (virtual):

• Monday 16 September, 12pm – 1pm – via Teams
• Tuesday 24 September, 6pm – 7pm – via Teams

To book a space, please contact: annette.feeney@chscotland.scot

National events (virtual):

• Thursday 22^nd August, 12:30pm – 1:15pm – via Teams
• Friday 27^th September, 12:30pm – 1:15pm  – via Teams

To book a space, please contact: chsrecruit@chs.gov.scot

If you have any questions, please visit Children's Hearings Scotland website for the north of Scotland Grampian and the Northern Isles (chscotland.gov.uk)

Or email local clerk, Annette Feeney on  annette.feeney@chscotland.scot

Please consider becoming a Panel Member - and help make a big difference in young lives in Orkney.