Jul 10, 2018 | CHIP Latest news
CELCIS (Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children) have worked with SCRA to produce a new research report. The report ‘Contact Decisions in the Children’s Hearings System’ is available to read here. The research considered – When and how, if at all, do...
Jul 9, 2018 | Partner news
Children 1st are seeking to recruit new Safeguarders to the national Safeguarders Panel. Appointed by Ministers, Safeguarders have a unique and important role in gathering information from children and young people to assist in Children’s Hearings and related court...
Jul 2, 2018 | CHIP Latest news
A briefing sheet has been published giving some highlights of the June CHIP meeting and also some other work which is ongoing. You can read the briefing sheet here. Going forward, a briefing sheet will be issued quarterly, following each CHIP meeting. Back to...
Jun 28, 2018 | CHIP Latest news
Work is underway to better equip solicitors to support children and families at Children’s Hearings. The CHIP has set up a short term working group to identify the essential areas of knowledge that solicitors require in order to engage constructively in the Children’s...
Jun 18, 2018 | CHIP Latest news
The minutes from the March 2018 meeting of the Children’s Hearings Improvement Partnership (CHIP) have now been published after being approved at the last meeting on 12 June. You can view the minutes here. The minute from the June meeting will be available in...