Children’s Hearings Scotland is looking for new volunteer panel members who will be involved in making decisions on cases involving infants, children and young people in West Lothian. Last year 500 hearings were held in this area.

Panel members are volunteered, training is given and the work is promoted as “making a positive impact on children’s lives”. The new members will join a body of more than 2,000 volunteers all over Scotland.

Anyone interested in becoming a Panel Member can find out more and apply at the CHS website , where there are further details of online information sessions explaining more about the role.

Children’s hearings are legal meetings set up because there are concerns about the wellbeing or care of an infant, child or young person. At each hearing, three Panel

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