Disclosure to Children and Young People

Objective:

To collate the existing processes for children and young people to request disclosure into one user friendly guide.

Members:

HH Karen Venables (Chair)
Vinice Cowell
Maud Davis
Barry Tilzey
Ms Justice Ruth Henke
Bernadette MacQueen

Terms of Reference:

Background:

The work stream came from a suggestion from Mrs Justice Knowles that children and young people wanted to know how to access documents from cases that had been about them.

The group will:

  • Collate what already exists within regulations and statute into a form of guidance.
  • look at what support is available to young people when receiving the disclosure, considering the potential traumatic effect of receiving the information with no support.
  • liaise with the Family Justice Young People’s Board.

Timeframe:

The group became a formal work stream in January 2023. The group aims to publish flow charts of the process and an accompanying narrative before the summer 2025.