Participation and attendance
15. Do you agree with the recommendation to remove the child’s obligation to attend their hearing, to be replaced with a presumption that the child will attend?
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If yes, what limitations would need to be applied to this presumption?
The presumption should be that the child does not need to attend but can if they choose to
16. Does the hearing need a power to overrule the child’s preference not to attend their hearing in certain circumstances?
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No
17. What steps could be taken to support the child’s participation and protect their rights, if they choose not to attend their hearing?
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Views need to be provided by an independent advocate
18. Should a child still be obliged to attend hearings held in consequence of offence referrals, or in consequence of the 2011 Act section 67(m) ‘conduct’ ground?
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A redesigned children’s panel
50. Do you believe the children’s panel element of the children’s hearings system should retain the unpaid lay volunteer model in whole or in part?
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51. Would you support some measure of payment for panel members, over and above the current system of expenses, in return for the introduction of new and updated expectations?
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52. Do you have any views on the introduction of new roles into the children’s panel?
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Paid Chair
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Paid specialist Panel Member – possibly including care-experience
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Volunteer Panel Member
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Volunteer lay people does not work
53. Recognising that payment of panel members/chairing members would represent a significant new national investment in decision making, do you have views on priority resourcing for other parts of the system?
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54. Each children’s hearing currently consists of 3 panel members, with one chairing:
| Should the number of panel members required for each hearing be reduced? Yes Checkbox: Not checked Yes | Should the number of panel members required for each hearing be reduced? No Checkbox: Checked No |
| Should all panel members, on completion of appropriate training, still be required to chair hearings? Yes Checkbox: Not checked Yes | Should all panel members, on completion of appropriate training, still be required to chair hearings? No Checkbox: Checked No |
| Should some children’s panel members be paid for ‘specialist’ knowledge, while others’ involvement remains voluntary? E.g. a specialist panel member may have a particular qualification or expertise in childhood development, ACEs, or be a professional with prior experience of working with children in some other capacity. Yes Checkbox: Not checked Yes | Should some children’s panel members be paid for ‘specialist’ knowledge, while others’ involvement remains voluntary? E.g. a specialist panel member may have a particular qualification or expertise in childhood development, ACEs, or be a professional with prior experience of working with children in some other capacity. No Checkbox: Checked No |
| Should care-experienced members be considered ‘specialist’ given their experiences of the system? Yes Checkbox: Not checked Yes | Should care-experienced members be considered ‘specialist’ given their experiences of the system? No Checkbox: Checked No |
Children’s hearings decision making in a redesigned children’s hearings system
57. Do you support the proposal that the children’s hearing should have a brief period of recess/adjournment before reaching their decision and sharing it with those present?
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58. Do you agree that the majority decision-making approach should be maintained?
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59. Should the children’s hearing be asked to reach a unanimous decision during adjournment, in order to minimise repetition and potential retraumatisation?
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60. If a majority decision approach remains, would you agree that any dissenting decision should be noted and explained?
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About you
Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?
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