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Could I just ask one follow-up question? That all sounds eminently sensible so what is the hard bit? What will be the most challenging aspect of what you have described?

Would anybody else like to come in?

I asked that question because, through the bill, we are putting more faith and trust in the children’s hearings system. You have identified that your experience of the system is variable. Do you have concerns that the children’s hearings system will not be able to live up to our expectations? If so, what do we need to do with the system for it to be able to do so?

Perhaps Sheriff Mackie would like to explain a bit more about his work on the working group. You perhaps heard some quite strong words in our earlier evidence session about attitudes within the justice system and among some people in the children’s hearings system. How would your reforms address those issues? Could you tell us a bit more about that?

If those things do not arrive, could we see longer waiting times?

This is a question for Alison Gough. You have said some quite strong things about the children’s hearings system and about attitudes in the justice system. Could you elaborate on that and say how widespread you think those issues are?

Do you know why that could not be included?

Does that come down to resource, or is that about aspects of the bill? Will you talk a bit more about what that means?

Yes.

Claire Dobson, do you have anything to add?