Speeches by Asato.

“6. What steps his Department is taking to ensure the regulation of online pornography content is aligned with offline regulation.”

“I will make this quick because I know many of you have already spoken quite extensively about mental health and the support you did or did not receive, but there have been some suggestions that when children go into care there should be a right to a mental health assessment in the same way as there is a physical assess…”

“Thank you. That was incredibly helpful. Q430       Mrs Brackenridge: As we close this session, I have to thank you for coming here and sharing your lived experiences. That is important and powerful, and we are all very grateful for that. In terms of everything that you have shared—the real…”

“I will make this quick because I know many of you have already spoken quite extensively about mental health and the support you did or did not receive, but there have been some suggestions that when children go into care there should be a right to a mental health assessment in the same way as there is a physical assess…”

“Did anyone else on the panel want to answer that question?”

“Lastly, what further measures should the Government prioritise to improve support for care leavers? Should there be some sort of national care offer?”

“Finally to Roger, will local authorities need any additional resources to be able to fulfil these requirements, in particular the extension of staying close support?”

“In terms of the proposals supporting care leavers, will care leavers be able to take legal action if they do not receive the support that is currently outlined in the Bill? How likely is this in practice to be used as a right?”

“This is for Denise. What are your views on the Bill’s proposals on supporting care leavers? What difference will they make to the support that is currently provided?”

“My next question is to Dan. The CMA also recommended that the Government should put in place national level support for local authorities in forecasting the demand for and supply of placements: should this be included in the Bill?”

“There was some concern about too wide an area creating distance in places. One of the worries is that children are placed far away from where they should be. Do you think there are going to be enough checks and balances in RCCs to make sure that doesn’t happen in practice?”

“This is to Roger. The Bill gives the Secretary of State the power to direct local authorities to establish regional co-operative arrangements. What impact will this have and is there any lesson from regional adoption agencies that we should be learning?”

“Thank you. That was incredibly helpful. Q430       Mrs Brackenridge: As we close this session, I have to thank you for coming here and sharing your lived experiences. That is important and powerful, and we are all very grateful for that. In terms of everything that you have shared—the real…”

“Did anyone else on the panel want to answer that question?”

“Lastly, what further measures should the Government prioritise to improve support for care leavers? Should there be some sort of national care offer?”

“Finally to Roger, will local authorities need any additional resources to be able to fulfil these requirements, in particular the extension of staying close support?”

“In terms of the proposals supporting care leavers, will care leavers be able to take legal action if they do not receive the support that is currently outlined in the Bill? How likely is this in practice to be used as a right?”

“This is for Denise. What are your views on the Bill’s proposals on supporting care leavers? What difference will they make to the support that is currently provided?”

“My next question is to Dan. The CMA also recommended that the Government should put in place national level support for local authorities in forecasting the demand for and supply of placements: should this be included in the Bill?”

“There was some concern about too wide an area creating distance in places. One of the worries is that children are placed far away from where they should be. Do you think there are going to be enough checks and balances in RCCs to make sure that doesn’t happen in practice?”