Dr. Niall Muldoon:

The concept of an intermediate person also gives better data. We are moving into a situation where we know who has consented to what.

One can see that even in the adult world where one has voluntary and involuntary. If an intermediary is provided, it means the person has been asked, has probably refused and somebody has forced the issue to bring the person into an inpatient unit. In turn, that allows one to create a different environment and work on that. At the moment, we assume that every child gives voluntary consent to be placed in an inpatient unit, but that is not the case. It just gives us a little more guidance in that regard and more respect to the child's voice.