Member

I agree with the points made by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, on Amendment 70: that the parents or person with parental responsibility should have the right to take a case if they think the wrong thing is happening. However, I disagree with Amendment 76: that they should be consulted before the nominated person is appointed. There are cases between the situation raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, in Amendment 75—where there is a protection order—and ones where the parent is the ideal person to be nominated; there is a middle ground where involving a parent at that point might make the situation worse, not better. We have to think about that.