Member

Amendment 2 relates to the preparation of reports. Those with parental responsibility are not currently referred to. The whole of the Bill—very oddly, to me—has little relationship with the Children Act. Since those aged under 18 are children, particularly those aged under 16, what concerns me about the Bill is that it does not seem to recognise that parents and other people with parental responsibility ought to have a say—absolutely not a veto, but at least to be consulted. Except for one very minor place in the Bill, they are not consulted at all.