What kind of people are panel members?

If you are aged over 18, you can volunteer to become a Panel member. There is no upper age limit. Applications are invited from men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds who have an understanding of children and an interest in their welfare.

Some people are likely to be excluded from membership of the Children’s Panel because of potential conflicts of interest. Examples include: police officers and special constables; justices of the peace who serve in the District Court; social workers working with children and families in Inverclyde and foster carers looking after children from Inverclyde. A criminal conviction is not necessarily a bar to membership. However, naturally, careful enquiries must be made about any past criminal convictions. As a matter of course, appropriate checks will be pursued through Disclosure Scotland.

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Page last updated: 14 May 2015