The noble Lord is absolutely right. I was referring to three groups of people. The first were children and how CAFCASS plays a central role. The parents can also be directed to bring in the child both in this jurisdiction and beyond. Secondly, I said that social services can be involved with adults. Again, if appropriate, the adults can be requested to come to the court. Thirdly, there are vulnerable adults. The noble Lord adds on to what I said, and I am grateful to him. The role of the Official Solicitor is very important as regards the Mental Capacity Act. If appropriate, we would encourage that role.
My point was that there are other ways to ascertain such things when dealing with professionals. My noble friend made a very good point that the Disability Rights Commission also has a central role to play in this.
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Ashton of Upholland
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 10 May 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL].
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