Youth Justice &Children’s Hearings
Who we are and what we do
Our Head of Division is Stella Perrott and she can be contacted on 0131 244 3775
or stella.perrott@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Her personal secretaries are Joan Reid (Mondays & Tuesdays)
and Caroline Bettosi (Wednesday – Friday), who can be reached on 0131 244 3727
or joan.reid@scotland.gsi.gov.uk / caroline.bettosi@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Any faxes to the division should be sent to 0131 244 3547
The division is made up of four branches.
Branch 1: Youth Justice and Secure Accommodation Team covers secure accommodation, the Intensive Support Fund and electronic monitoring of under 16s through the Children’s Hearings system. It is also responsible for the implementation of national standards for youth justice, including services for victims and the communications strategy, the youth justice website and the Victim Information pilot.
External stakeholder groups:
Youth Justice Improvement Group
Improving the Effectiveness of the Youth Justice System Sub-group
You can see more at: www.youthjusticescotland.gov.uk
For further information on issues covered by Branches 1 and 2, contact Helen Fearon on 0131 244 5912
or helen.fearon@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Branch 2: Children’s Hearings Team supports the Children’s Hearings system including: sponsorship of the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA); recruitment and appointments to children’s panels; the appointment of Children’s Panel Advisory Committee (CPAC) members; the support and training of panel members, CPAC members and Safeguarders; administration of the Children’s Legal Representation Grants Scheme. It also leads on policy and legislation impacting on the Hearings system, eg ECHR issues.
External stakeholder groups:
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA)
Children’s Panel Chairmen’s Group (CPCG)
Children’s Panel Advisory Group (CPAG)
Scottish Safeguarders Association (SSA)
Scottish Association of Children’s Panels (SACP)
Children’s Hearings Training Units (CHTUs)
You can see more at: www.childrens-hearings.co.uk
For further information on issues covered by Branch 2, contact Phil Reid on 0131 244 5483
or phil.reid@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Branch 3: The Getting it Right for Every Child Team leads the review of the Children’s Hearings System and supports work on developing an improved system for children’s services and the role of the Children’s Hearings system within that new structure. A Bill team has been put in place to develop legislation as required.
External Stakeholder groups:
include all of those identified by other branches, as well as the Children’s Hearings Forum, ADSW, ADES, Health, voluntary sector organisations.
You can see more at: www.childrens-hearings.co.uk/review.asp
For further information on the work of Branch 3, contact Julie McKinnon on 0131 244 7763
or julie.mckinnon@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Branch 4: The Children's Hearings and Integrated Services Bill Team Responsible for delivery of the Children's Hearings and Integrated Services Bill; the Bill forms an important part of the strategy for taking forward improvement in the delivery of Children's Services and will also strengthen and streamline the Children's Hearings System.
For further information on the work of Branch 4, contact Craig Morris on 0131 244 0811.
or craig.morris@scotland.gsi.gov.uk