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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-41253

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 10 October 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 6 November 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average time is between a child being referred to the Scottish Children's Reporter and their first Children's Hearing taking place.


Answer

This information is not held by the Scottish Government as it relates to an operational matter for the children’s hearings system.

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) publish their annual statistics, which sets out a measure on time taken to progress referrals through the children’s hearings system. The information is available on the SCRA website: Official Statistics - SCRA