Member

Amendment 123 in my name seeks to establish regular oversight by the director of children’s services of children subject to a deprivation of liberty order, to avoid children being deprived of their liberty for a day longer than is necessary. As I noted in my opening remarks, about two-thirds of children are still deprived of their liberty six months after an order being issued. Amendment 123 seeks to put a bit of grit in the system to make sure that these children are not forgotten, and that there is an intentional decision to keep them deprived of their liberty.