Our Keeping The Promise journey starts…

Sherriff David Mackie meets Our Hearings, Our Voice (OHOV) board members for the first time, gets to know them, and learns about the 40 Calls to Action. He thanked the young people and added “I look forward to a lot more contact as we progress with our work”

Sheriff David Mackie shows support for OHOV’s continuing approach and influence – “The Independent Care Review has shown us the expertise among those in our community with care experience and we have learnt to listen carefully to their voice”.

Sheriff David Mackie and Christina Spicer from The Promise Scotland, work with the young people linking the Hearings System Working Group Issues List with the asks already made by OHOV. David and Christina demonstrated their continued commitment to building a meaningful relationship with the young people at OHOV.

Gordon Main, Project Lead at OHOV, takes part in 5 meetings as part of the collaborative design team looking at the ‘during’ Hearings phase, working alongside all key parts of the hearings system and ensuring the young people’s voice was included throughout. 

The young people meet for the fourth time with Sheriff David Mackie and Christina Spicer from the Promise Scotland Team.  It was at this meeting where board member Remi came up with the idea for Miss Understanding – a superhero to support children throughout their time in the Children’s Hearings System.

OHOV Board Members star in a new podcast produced by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration. The young people talk about why Keeping The Promise is important to them, and they also talk about their 40 Calls to Action. 

OHOV Board member, Ben interviews Sheriff David Mackie and asks: “As the chair of this group you have worked hard to build a relationship with us at Our Hearings, Our Voice. Why have you done that, and what have you got out of it?”

Board members from OHOV write the foreword for the HSWG’s recommendations report. Here’s a quote from the board members: “Although this can be easily seen as just words in a report, there are real people and real lives behind these pages. To those responsible for making these changes happen, we ask that you don’t miss this opportunity to change lives”. 

Several OHOV board members record a podcast with David Mackie and The Promise Scotland team, sharing their hopes for change and reflections on their voice being heard in reform proposals.

Our board members meet with Sheriff David Mackie, the Minister for Children and Young People and Keeping The Promise, Natalie Don, The Promise Scotland, SCRA and CHS to launch ‘Keeping the Promise in the Children’s Hearings System: Hearings System Working Group’s Redesign Report’.

OHOV Board Member Liam is interviewed by BBC Scotland journalist Catriona Renton in preparation for publication of the Hearings System Working Group report.

OHOV attends the launch in Edinburgh of Hearings for Children – the new report published by the Hearings System Working Group which aims to transform the Children’s Hearings System