§ Mrs. CaltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to ensure adequate funding of area child protection committees; and if he will make a statement. [41938]
§ Jacqui SmithArea child protection committee (ACPC) expenditure, and administrative and policy support, is a matter for local agreement. As a multi-agency forum, the ACPC should be supported in its work by its main constituent agencies, reflecting the investment of each agency in activities which are of benefit to all, in particular inter-agency training.