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We hope that an extension would be permitted, particularly if the Parliament were to express any concerns, but the issue is not entirely within our control.
It is a significant step forward, as is the extension to the upper age limit for aftercare support from 21 to 26.It is a shame that so much of the media coverage of the bill has been about the named person.
It just shows what happens when we do not know our rights. I give all credit to the campaign, because it has already succeeded in raising awareness of the legal right to defer.