Member

On Amendment 30, one can argue in both directions. These agencies already have statutory responsibilities and, as we have heard, already work together in a multi-agency way in multiple different fora around the country. A child protection focus is obviously imperative; I do not argue with that at all. But I do not think you can say—I am not saying that this is what the Minister was saying, but I just want to be clear—that support for a high-risk victim of domestic abuse or work with a perpetrator of domestic abuse does not have an impact on the safety of the child. I know that the Minister understands that it does, but the risk of locking down one bit of the system in this way and the ramifications for the other parts that are already working are at the root of our concern.