CYCJ’s National Youth Justice conference takes place in Stirling on June 11 and 12, 2025 and the theme is ‘Childhood, Safeguarding and the Children’s Hearings System’. We have some excellent keynote speakers lined up who will help us to explore complex practice issues such as Contextual Safeguarding and Child Criminal Exploitation. With significant reforms to the Children’s Hearings System already underway, we will address some of the challenges and opportunities when it comes to supporting children in conflict with the law.
Speakers include:
Day 1:
- Professor Carlene Firmin, Professor of Social Work, Durham University
- Nicole Savage, Senior Officer, North Lanarkshire Council
- Stuart Allardyce, Director Lucy Faithfull Foundation Scotland / Chair of NOTA
- Elliot Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Neil Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
- Andrew Gillies, Senior Education and Families Manager, North Lanarkshire
Day 2:
- Dr Grace Robinson, Founder and Director of Blackbox Research and Consultancy
- Donna McEwan, Practice Development Advisor, The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ)
- DI Craig Thomson, Risk & Concern Unit Manager, Public Protection Unit, Police Scotland
- Ross Gibson, Practice Development Advisor, CYCJ
- Orielle Taylor, Senior Development Officer, Youthlink Scotland
- Pamela Morrison, Practice Development Advisor, CYCJ
Please find here the programme of the National Youth Justice Conference 2025 – Programme
We are now sold out for conference tickets, but if you would like to be added to our waiting list, please email us.
Please check your emails for your delegate packs, which include important information about signing up for the World Congress Satellite Event. This session will feature insights directly from the 5th World Congress on Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Children in Child Justice Systems, followed by an engaging panel discussion. We also encourage all delegates to register directly with the World Congress to gain full access to a comprehensive range of resources curated for the event. Please note that spaces for this satellite event are limited. To secure your spot, make sure to register with us.
Please email cycj@strath.ac.uk for more information.