East Ayrshire Childrens Panel

TRAINING

Newly appointed Members are required to undertake a course of preliminary training. They are permitted to serve on Hearings after satisfactory completion of the first part of this course, but must complete the full course. Serving Panel Members are expected to attend in-service training. Meetings of the whole Panel are held regularly. Members are expected to attend these and to benefit from the exchange of views and experience. Members failing to attend a certain amount of training are unlikely to be re-appointed.

There will be six full days training and five training evenings. Following satisfactory completion of this course, newly appointed members start serving on hearings. Regular in-service training will involve 10 evening training meetings held locally and one in-service weekend.

Conferences Panel Members are encouraged to attend conferences organised by outside bodies although the number of places available is limited.

National Children's Panel School

A number of Panel Members are invited each year to attend the Children's Panel National School. Appointment by the Secretary of State is subject to new members undertaking a preliminary training course. This year pre-service training will take place from the beginning of January until the end of April.