Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

My Lords, I rise simply to seek clarification in relation to some of the questions that the noble Baroness’s amendment has raised. In particular, I am concerned that there seems to be very unequal access to justice if there is one law for one group of litigants and another for others. If we are focusing on the needs of children, as this Bill is supposed to focus, and if CAFCASS is supposed to focus on the needs of children, presumably the access to that kind of mediation should be equal between them. So I seek clarification on that. I also thought that we had firmly said in the course of our discussions that the first, almost compulsory, meeting, would concern unequal access. This also links to a great deal of the work that CAFCASS is undergoing with regard to conflict resolution. Presumably, there will be equal access to the kind of conflict resolution that happens at the early stages. I understand exactly what the noble Baroness wants to achieve and would be grateful for clarification from the Minister.