Ms Cliodhna O'Neill:

I agree. On the qualifications piece, we did not speak to that specifically but in relation to the wider scale we are open to that in terms of it being broadened but the key thing for us is that there will be professional standards and there will be membership of a professional body. What is listed in the heads at the moment is CORU, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, which is appropriate. Continuous professional development, CPD, standards do not exist at the moment. If somebody is employed within Barnardos, for example, it has standards in place for the service but none of that is on a statutory footing, which is the key issue.

In response to the question on the role of advocacy, especially in terms of what is in and what is not in, I will refer to Ms Ghent, but our primary concern relates to head 5.