Children's perceptions of children's hearings

This months British Journal of Social Work carries the following articles:

Woolfson, R., Heffernan, P., Paul. M. & Brown, M. (2010). Young people's views of the child protection system in Scotland. British Journal of Social Work. 40 (7), pp. 2069-2085.

Children's Hearings and the European Convention on Human Rights

Douglas Bulloch, Retiring Chairman of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, has described the European Convention on Human Rights as the "biggest challenge" facing the Childlrens Panel system. The panel system my conflict with the convention in the area of the right to a "fair tribunal", and the current situation, where children and parents do not have direct legal representation, is in conflict with this. Read more in the Herald, May 16, 2010.

In CareKnowledge this week

Children's Hearings and the love that binds - transcript of the 9th annual Kilbrandon Lecture by professor Kathleen Marshall.
The societal cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland for 2007: research conducted for the Scottish government by the University of York.
Universalism and personalisation,G. Wistow (2009), Housing Care and Support, 12 (4).