Changes to a Chair’s engagement with children and families
The way in which a consistent Chair engages with children and families must change in specific ways.
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Part of: Recommendations
The way in which a consistent Chair engages with children and families must change.
They must be at the centre of the decision-making model, maintaining the integrity of an inquisitorial Children’s Hearing.
And they must:
- work relationally alongside children and their families,
- assess the information provided to the Panel,
- uphold the rights of children and their families to be involved in decisions that affect them,
- preside over a robust and clear decision-making process,
- work collaboratively alongside others, and
- have clear oversight of the order and the Child’s Plan.