Member

For the majority of children and young people, this will mean parents, guardians or those with parental responsibility. However, the terminology is deliberately broad to include carers and other family members, including step-parents and those with informal kinship arrangements in place. This is accepted terminology in the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act. The other point about a broader category is that it ensures that parents are kept involved in their child’s care where appropriate and practicable, while the Bill remains inclusive of what I might call modern-day family arrangements. The noble and learned Baroness’s point is extremely well made, and I hope that she will consider my comments.