Ms Jacqui Browne:

There is some very useful documentation, which on behalf of the DPO network we can share with the committee after this meeting. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities developed helpful tools published on its website. They refer to different tiered levels of consultation. That could address the issue. Deputy Tully is right to point out how critical it is. The convention calls for specific consultation with women, girls and children with disability. This documentation and guidance on tiered level consultation - number one would be the pure DPOs, number two would be, as the Deputy pointed out, parents of minors or children with disability. There would be others like a person nominated by disabled people to speak or support them in having their voice heard. It is similar in ways to parts of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act where someone might choose to appoint a decision-maker to support them in their life. It is that kind of idea. I hope that is helpful to the Deputy.