Member

The Government and the noble Baroness are to be congratulated on continuing to grapple with the problem and particularly with the implications of the Children Act. The Minister’s Amendments 19B and 19C correctly identify three potential candidates for appointment but do so without indicating any priority or criteria, although I assume that paragraph 11(5) of the new schedule will continue to apply, to take into account the wishes and feelings of the patient and the age of the person being considered.