Mr. Brian Lee:

In the context of child protection issues, our social workers have been in contact with the parents in cases where there is an identified child. That is the only instance where we can contact parents. We have no statutory remit, in the context of our regulatory work, to contact parents. We have stated that throughout this hearing. However, we have absolutely done so with regard to individual child protection concerns. Through the early years inspectorate, we have been in constant contact with parents by means of email and phone calls. We have heard from very concerned parents on the phone and our team has managed that very effectively.