The North Ayrshire Child Protection Committee is made up of representatives from across the main statutory and voluntary organisations in your area. The purpose of the Child Protection Committee is to ensure that local agencies work together to protect children. Working together with the community we can be assured that all children in our area are protected from harm and given the best possible chance in life.
The Child Protection Committee has a number of sub-groups which take work forward on behalf of the Committee. These are the
Training,
Information, Auditing and
Community sub-groups.
Title/Designation |
Name |
Chair | Bob Neilly (Chair) |
Head of Service, Children, Families & Criminal Justice | Sandra Paterson (Vice Chair) |
Child Protection Lead Officer | Jillian Russell |
Child Protection Training & Development Co-ordinator | Caren McLean |
Manager, Children & Families | David MacRitchie |
Manager for Child Protection (Health) | Joanne Sharp |
Child Protection Advisor (Health) | Sandra Winton |
Superintendent, Strathclyde Police | Stephen McGrath |
Director, Education | Carol Kirk |
Assistant Director, Children 1st | Helen Hunter |
Panel Member, Children's Hearing | Jim McDowall |
Authority Reporter, SCRA | Iain Mitchell |
Associate Specialist for Child Protection | Dr Sheila Smith |
Nurse Consultant for Vulnerable Children | Maureen Bell |
Detective Inspector, Strathclyde Police | David Summerhill |
Procurator Fiscal | Clare Macaulay |
Head of Service (Housing & Building Services) | Olga Clayton |
Principal Officer, Criminal Justice | Jim McCrae |
Operational Manager, Addiction Services | Alastair Cairns |
Senior Clerical Assistant | Leona Dallas |
Partnership Development Officer, ADAT | Faye Murfet |
Head of Service, Educational Services | Mary Docherty |
