News – 03/01/08

First of all Happy New Year to everyone. After a very productive year in 2007 for the SACP we are ready for the challenges of the year ahead. As usual we have a number of reports from conferences of interest to panel members covering topics such as “The Punitive Society”, adoption, substance misuse and well as the SACP response to the Getting It Right for Every Child consultation. This year’s National School was focussed on the subject of Looked After and Accommodated Children and by all accounts was both interesting and thought provoking. A report from the conference will be posted on the website in the very near future. Please remember that if YOU have a conference in mind to attend, the SACP may well be able to pick up your expenses providing you are willing to submit a report to us for posting on our site.

The SACP is there to serve the interests of panel members throughout Scotland . Any issue of concern can be raised either by contacting your area representative or by e-mailing us using the post box feature on our website. This can also be used to post comments (positive or negative) on any topic related to the Children’s Hearing’s system directly or about the SACP in particular.

In December, the SACP was proud to celebrate it’s 30th anniversary with a lunch in the Millenium Hotel, Glasgow . Past and present representatives of the SACP turned out in force as well as some invited guests including Hugh McNaughtan, Glasgow Authority Chair, Gerard McEneany, Chair of the Children’s Panel Chairman’s Group, Boyd McAdam, Head of the GIRFEC team for the Scottish Government and Alison Wright from the Scottish Reporter’s Children’s Administration. It was a jovial and enjoyable lunch!

Finally, please remember that every panel area in Scotland has the right to have a representative attend SACP meetings and thus feedback to their area on any issues of interest or concern to panel members. If your area does not have a representative, why not consider taking on the post yourself? Check in to the website for regular updates.

Photos - 03/01/08

Photos from the Millennium Hotel Glasgow -30th anniversary of the SACP. Please click on the image you wish to enlarge:

"The assembled multitude...."

Past and present reps reminiscing!

L to R: Former SACP Rep Babs Paterson, present Chair, Ann Lee, Boyd
McAdam Head of the GIRFEC team and Alison Wright from SCRA