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Claire Kettlewell

Board member


Appointed 29 September 2025

Claire Kettlewell is a solicitor with extensive experience of representing many families at Children’s Hearings. Between 2017 and 2023, Claire was a part-time lecturer on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, where she taught students about the Children's Hearings System.

Claire is currently Head of Service of the Civil Legal Assistance Office (CLAO). Here, she is responsible for the operational management and delivery of the service, helping people with civil legal problems.