§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the minimum age requirements enforced by his Department. [15917]
§ Mr. StreeterThe statutory minimum age requirements enforced by the Lord Chancellor's Departments and the agencies for which the Lord Chancellor has ministerial responsibility are as follows.
Individuals under the age of 18 cannot act on their own behalf as plaintiffs. Proceedings are issued through a next friend or guardian ad litem. This applies in all cases unless
686WGovernment's Use of External Consultants". Each Northern Ireland Department has, as required, drawn that guidance to the attention of its non-departmental public bodies. It is then for the Department concerned to settle the appropriate monitoring arrangements for NDPB's conduct in this area, taking account of the particular circumstances in which each NDPB operates.