Mr. Damien Peelo:

It is a good question that we address in the broader submission. There is a lack of nationally available contact centres. It is an unnatural setting because of the facts that the Deputy described. It is part of a suite of opportunities that can allow a non-resident parent to start to engage with his or her child again in a safe environment but it needs to be able to extend into other services. There is a significant dearth of available, safe contact centres and points for parents. This has caused significant problems and stress. There is a lack of appropriate people available to be at that supervised place for issues that do not relate to child protection. Contact centres need more resources now and in the longer term as people move out of that and into shared parenting arrangements.