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He will also understand the suspicions of any of us who see a review that suggests that we follow the English model, because he knows that what inevitably follows is that a higher proportion of children are jailed—as has happened in England.
I am sure that you will. Having sat with a lady who had followed an exhausting complaints process in the health service, I think that it is good that the complaints procedure will be shorter.
If a different sort of conversation were had, the doctor might come to the conclusion that the female children were at risk and would follow the normal child protection procedures, alerting social services or whoever was most appropriate.
On the meetings themselves, we need to work out whether we hear five-minute presentations, followed by question-and-answer sessions, before moving on to the next panel.
There are opportunities for greater transparency. I have a brief follow-up question on frameworks. Have we discerned any support from other member states for the strategic approach, in which we define key principles rather than defining the letter of the law in everything?
There are opportunities for greater transparency. I have a brief follow-up question on frameworks. Have we discerned any support from other member states for the strategic approach, in which we define key principles rather than defining the letter of the law in everything?