Information for Professionals

Welcome to the section of our website for professionals. We have set this section up specifically to provide information for newly qualified teachers and social workers.

The Children’s Hearings System is the legal system for children and young people in Scotland who are either at risk or who have been caught offending.

Children and their family or carers become involved in the Children’s Hearings System if the child is getting into trouble with the police, there are concerns that they are being abused, they are taking drugs or alcohol, or they are not attending school.

The Children’s Hearings System makes decisions on what to do to help children, to protect them and to address their behaviour.

Please just click on the links to the left to read more.