New Clause 3 - Right of Commissioner to comment on court decisions
Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill
5:00 pm
Mr David Hanson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Welsh Office; Delyn, Labour)
My interpretation—and I am speaking on behalf of the Government—is that the commissioner should be able to comment on the implications of the case for the agencies for which he has jurisdiction. I hope that that is the clarification that my hon. Friends have sought in tabling the amendment. sought. That has always been the Government's interpretation of this particular aspect of the legislation.