Good practice guide for solicitors in the children’s hearings system

Date: 16th February 2026
Category: Training, Children in conflict with the law
Author: Clan Childlaw

Clan Childlaw is pleased to share a newly launched resource that reflects the child-centred approach that is at the heart of its work. The resource sets out to ensure that regardless of their age, children are at the centre of decision making.

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Resource on children and young people in conflict with the law: policy, practice and legislation

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Special Protection Measures, Children in conflict with the law
Author:

This new resource provides the latest information on policy, practice and laws for practitioners and managers who work with children and young people in conflict with the law. There is information on a wide variety of themes, including children’s rights; risk management; mental health; diversity; restorative justice; adversity and trauma; and diversion from prosecution.

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New resource on children and young people in conflict with the law

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author:

This resource provides the latest information on policy, practice and laws for practitioners and managers who work with children and young people who offend or are at risk of offending.

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Updated Guide to the Scottish Justice System for children in conflict with the law

Date: 17th September 2021
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Together with Iriss, CYCJ has relaunched their interactive resource, ‘The child’s journey: A guide to the Scottish justice system’ which is aimed at helping children, young people, families and also practitioners to better understand the Scottish justice system when a child is in conflict with the law.

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Animation on the use of bail and remand with children across Scotland

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: Children in conflict with the law, Children of prisoners
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Co-produced with young people and developed by graphic artist Sarah Ahmad, this animation hopes to further children and young people’s understanding of what bail and remand are, who can help and what issues within the system are that need to be reformed.

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A guide to youth justice: policy, practice and legislation

Date: 12th October 2020
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The guide covers a wide variety of themes, including children’s rights, early and effective intervention, risk management, diversity, restorative justice, adversity and justice, mental health, and speech and language communication needs.

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CYCJ launches Guide to Youth Justice in Scotland

Date: 15th July 2019
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The revised guide is aimed at practitioners, researchers and educators, and sets out the latest policy, practice and legislation in youth justice.

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Report - Independent Inquiry into the Children’s Hearing System

Date: 18th December 2018
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Action for Children

The Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) and Action for Children have published a report about their independent inquiry into the Children's Hearings System (CHS) in Scotland.

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Report - Prosecution of young people in Scotland

Date: 18th December 2018
Category: Children in conflict with the law, Age of criminal responsibility
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has produced a thematic report reviewing the effectiveness of Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service's (COPFS) processes and procedures for prosecuting offenders up to the age of 18.

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Report - Inspection of custody centres across Scotland

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Policies & procedures, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Age of criminal responsibility, Children in conflict with the law
Author:

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland has published a report on police custody that includes recommendations on safeguarding measure related to children and young people. The report outlines the assessments made during inspections of 17 custody centres about the treatment of and conditions for those detained in police custody centres across Scotland.

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