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- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: Would also go to court.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: My final question concerns the Children Acts Advisory Board. As with the independent monitoring group that was set up to monitor mental health and which was abolished, the Children Acts Advisory Board was abolished in 2011.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: Looking back, it seems to have been a very bad decision, because the Children Act advisory board at least brought in regulations. There was no statutory basis to it, but at least they were there with an advisory role to monitor. It seems to me a very bad decision to abolish that. When the Department was set up it was not in a position to take action. It was 2011 when Dr. Lynch's...
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: There was a big gap before any work was taken. In 2014-15 the consultation process started. I believe that the Government of the day made a very bad decision.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I do not wish to end on a bad note, but I do not entirely accept that. It has been under examination since 2011, and Dr. Lynch is still telling us that it is better to go the route of a private service provider because of the time it would take. What he is telling me is that we have been looking at this since 2011, which is six years ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I have a difficulty with that but I do welcome that Dr. Lynch is putting his hands up and going forward.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: It was not an argument.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I do.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I think the Chairman is slightly confused about the words "public" and "private". All the cases we are referring to are in camera. They are not in public.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: "Public" means the involvement of-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: -----a State body, as Dr. Lynch is pointing out, meaning a public body, such as a health board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is where the State is involved-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I have a question for Mr. McBride, who stated that he expressed concerns about the new presumption that will be built into the legislation. Will he elaborate on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: Is that for the judge to decide?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: The judge would have to give reasons for not appointing a guardian ad litem. The judge would have to outline reasons with the proposed legislation as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: Is that not a safeguard? The judges will not appoint somebody in every case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: I thought the witness said it would delay matters. That is what concerns me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is public law and in these cases, children are often being taken into care. There is a need for a voice for the child.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: If the witness is worried it would cost more money, that is not a very good reason.