In its evidence to the Committee, Children 1st stated that while compulsion should not be seen to be necessary to access services, many older children are often not able to access the support that they should be entitled to without this.Children 1st written evidence
Another individual responding to the Committee's Call for Views, Ellen, agreed, stating "currently there are many children who remain at risk due to the inability to access the Children's Hearing System due to being 16+ this means many children do not get...