§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will review and make a statement on the working of the Children and Young persons Act 1969, with particular reference to its use by local authorities to deny parents or foster parents knowledge of the whereabouts of, or access to, children taken into care.
§ Mr. NewtonI am aware that concern has been expressed about cases in which parents have been denied access to children in care under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 and other enactments. I am considering the representations which have been made to me.