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As the former children’s commissioner, Kathleen Marshall, said, children are the invisible victims of crime and we must do more to ensure that their rights and best interests are protected.In her report, “Not Seen.
In this day and age, when people want value for money, it is not best practice to have wardens with narrow remits who are not asked to act as extra eyes and ears.
Her use of the DynaVox was moving and was probably the best way to hit home on what we are talking about.As Cathy Jamieson said, there is no doubt that we all take for granted the ability to speak.
However, each of us has to consider, in our own heart of hearts, how best to do all of this. Members of the Public Petitions Committee have to do that, too.
As other speakers have said more eloquently that I can, despite the best of intentions, there is still a lack of awareness about how to handle such situations.