Scottish Government

Robert Stevenson, Anne-Marie Barry and Pamela Johnstone< Hexagon Research and Consulting
ISBN 0 7559 4908 0
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Contents

Executive Summary
Chapter One: Introduction and Background
Chapter Two: Improving Children's Services
Chapter Three: The Integrated Assessment, Records and Planning Framework
Chapter Four: Making Children's Hearings Work
Chapter Five: Supporting Children's Hearings Better
Chapter Six: Improving Public Confidence in Children's Hearings
Chapter Seven: Conclusions
Appendix A: List of respondents
Appendix B: Topline Quantitative Data
Appendix C: Consultation with Children and Young People

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank the representatives of the Scottish Executive for their advice and support throughout the project. Particular thanks go to Luke Cavanagh, Lesley Sheppard and Boyd McAdam.
The Scottish Executive and the authors of this report wish to thank all those individuals and respondents who have contributed to this consultation.
The views expressed in this report are those of the researchers and do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.