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I had to do it over three years, which was harrowing enough.Even a terrorist criminal gets too old to continue to plant bombs and cause horrendous damage, but a paedophile hardly ever gets too old.
It is important not to kid folk on that they can get everything that they need in the way of care and to be realistic about what can be provided.There was also some talk about breaking down professional barriers, which has been a bit of a problem in getting joint working going.
Our concern—like that, I am sure, of other local authorities—is that we have to ensure, as the smaller local authority, that our needs are well known and that we get the share of the moneys that we should be getting.
As has been mentioned, it has regional co-ordinators who have promoted genuine discussion and local activity in a good way. The Parliament would be wrong not to continue to support the Civic Forum.
As Janet Allan said, we have to get the message out to children and young people that they can get involved and we have to provide them with opportunities to do so.