Written Question · S6W-19878 · Session 6
How many appeals have been made by (a) parents, (b) reporters and (c) safeguarders, regarding the decision of a Children’s Panel, in each o…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals have been made by (a) parents, (b) reporters and (c) safeguarders, regarding the decision of a Children’s Panel, in each of the last five calendar years, and how many of those were (i) refused, (ii) sent back to the Children’s Panel to reach a new decision and (iii) cases in which the sheriff made their own determination.
The answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration. Information regarding the outcome of appeals is included in their annual statistics which can be found here: Official Statistics
- SCRA .
Page 29 of the Statistical Analysis for 2022-23 includes the following table on appeals:
Appeal Outcomes
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Hearing’s decision justified
273
202
251
189
Hearing’s decision justified but change of circumstances
11
14
18
10
Hearing’s decision not justified
288
237
235
200
Appeal Abandoned
120
64
64
51
Number of appeals concluded/abandoned
692
517
568
450
Number of children with appeals
concluded/abandoned
558
397
435
346
Specific information about the source of appeals is not published by SCRA, and is not held centrally.
- SCRA .
Page 29 of the Statistical Analysis for 2022-23 includes the following table on appeals:
Appeal Outcomes
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Hearing’s decision justified
273
202
251
189
Hearing’s decision justified but change of circumstances
11
14
18
10
Hearing’s decision not justified
288
237
235
200
Appeal Abandoned
120
64
64
51
Number of appeals concluded/abandoned
692
517
568
450
Number of children with appeals
concluded/abandoned
558
397
435
346
Specific information about the source of appeals is not published by SCRA, and is not held centrally.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-19878 by reference.