Children's Panel

noun

(in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts

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Several ethics scholars questioned whether the program crosses into research — despite a Seattle Children’s panel decision that it didn’t — which generally would require informed consent from students or their parents.

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And in her free time she has served on the children's panel.

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Until the change in the law, primary school children aged eight to 11 could be referred to the Children's Panel on offence grounds and could be given a criminal record.

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A drive has been launched to sign up 500 volunteers as Children's Panel members.

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The Children's Panel system aims to help vulnerable youngsters who get into trouble, often as a result of having suffered neglect or abuse.

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