Member

As the Committee will know, when we were in government, we did not accept the need for such a separate child protection authority and believed that its functions were already being delivered by other organisations and, indeed, that there was a risk of blurring opportunities. But the Government have taken their decision and it will obviously be very interesting and important to see how it evolves. It would helpful if the Minister could update the Committee on the timing of the consultation, if she has that, for creating the child protection authority.