Our Team

Parisa Shirazi

Street Legal Project Co-ordinator Read more

Ashley Cameron

Care Leavers' Rights Project Coordinator Read more

Fiona Jones

Policy and Advocacy Consultant Read more

Alison Reid

Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive Read more

Latest

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 - from 29th November under 12s can no longer be referred to Hearings on offence grounds

From 29th November 2019, children who commit an offence when aged under 12 will no longer be able to be referred to a Children’s Hearing on offence grounds. They can only be referred on care and protection grounds.

Clan Childlaw wins Pro-Bono Award at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2019

We are delighted to have won the Pro-Bono award sponsored by the Law Society of Scotland at The Herald Law Awards on Wednesday 27th November.

External evaluation summary

A summary of Iconic Consulting's organisation-wide evaluation of Clan Childlaw

Sibling Rights Cases in relation to Children's Hearings to be heard in the Supreme Court on 13th and 14th November 2019

The Supreme Court Hearing in two cases on sibling rights in Children's Hearings will be heard today and tomorrow. We are instructed by ABC - read our press release here.

What we do

Law student essay competition

To mark our 10-year anniversary, we asked law students around Scotland: What is the biggest children’s rights issue in Scotland and how can the law be used to resolve it? Congratulations to winner Michael Malvenda!

Child law case summaries

Summaries of cases undertaken by Clan Childlaw.

Legal Training

Our specialist training ensures you have a good working knowledge of Scottish child law in action, providing essential understanding to help you achieve positive outcomes for your clients.

Alison Reid

Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive

Get legal help for a child or young person

Information for professionals, support, advocacy, and advice workers or foster carers seeking help with the law or a legal problem for a child or young person they are working with. You will find frequently asked questions, case studies and other information on this page.

Sibling contact

The law as it currently stands does not allow children and young people to easily address sibling separation and contact, especially care experienced children and young people. We are calling for the law to be changed to prioritise sibling relationships.

Our Team

Gaby Nolan

Lesley Stewart

Daniel Tornes

Parisa Shirazi

Sarah Bannerman

Mike Heffron

Ashley Cameron

Rebecca Scott

Vicki Straiton

Fiona Jones

Janet Cormack

Jenna Hall

Lucy Frazer

Julia Donnelly

Alison Reid