Mr. James Kelly:

We had that debate ourselves over the course of writing the general scheme. No one wants a child to be admitted to a facility for adults, but it does happen on occasion. If a child is in a CHO where there is no appropriate inpatient CAMHS unit, he or she may be admitted to an adult ward for one night to provide for the transfer in order that he or she is in a safe environment. It is similar to the restrictive practices around seclusion or restraint. It is something we do not want to see but, with our eyes fully open, it does happen on some occasions, so we have to put something in place to make sure that we are aware of how often it happens, when it happens and the reasons for it happening with a view to reducing it and hopefully not having to use that section in the future.