Children's hearings redesign

Closes 28 Oct 2024

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The Principles of a redesigned children's hearings system
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Statutory referral criteria
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Relevant persons
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Participation and attendance
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Voices of very young children
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The offer of advocacy to the child
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Amplifying children’s voices throughout the process
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Provision of papers
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Grounds of referral: concept and language
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Children’s views within Reporter investigation and decision making – a post-referral discussion?
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Establishing grounds of referral
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Babies, infants, very young children and the grounds of referral
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Statutory time limits in establishing grounds of referral
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Potential involvement of safeguarder in grounds establishment proceedings
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Pre-birth activity by the children’s reporter
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Children’s reporter’s ability to call a review hearing
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A redesigned children’s panel
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Engagement with the Chairing member before the Children’s Hearing
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Children’s hearings decision making in a redesigned children’s hearings system
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Decision-making and specificity of measures in a Compulsory Supervision Order (CSO)
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Timely notification of children’s hearings decisions
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Substantive vs procedural decisions
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The Powers of the Chair during a children's hearing
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Recording of children’s hearings
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Child friendly summaries of decisions
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Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) and restorative justice
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The length of interim orders
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System redesign overall
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Secure accommodation timescales for review
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Assessing Impact
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About you (Required)
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Evaluation
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