At CHS, we recruit, train and support volunteer Panel Members who make legal decisions with and for children and young people in children’s hearings.
You may have heard of us being referred to as the Children’s Panel too.
If you are a good listener, have empathy, are trustworthy and can show compassion, volunteering for CHS may be the role for you!
Take our quick quiz to find out if you can apply to be a Panel Member.
The role of a Panel Member is to listen and make legal decisions with and for infants, children and young people in Scotland.
Volunteering in your local area can make a huge difference to your community.
62% of our current Panel Members volunteer because they want to ‘make a positive contribution to their local community’, could you join them?
We're excited to launch our annual recruitment campaign seeking new volunteer Panel Members across Scotland who will make decisions in the interests of infants, children and young people at children's hearings.
On International Youth Day, we share a guest blog by Andrew James, a young person with lived experience of the Children’s Hearings System.
CHS welcomes the launch of the Scottish Government’s Children’s Hearings Redesign consultation on the recommendations of the Hearings for Children report. Through our response we aim to continue to shape improvements in the hearings system.
