Mr Paul Burnett, Independent Safeguarding Chair, Dr Malcolm Couch, Chief Executive, Department of Health and Social Care and Mrs Debbie Brayshaw, Director, Children and Families Division and will appear before the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee in public at 3pm on Thursday 22nd March 2018, Tynwald permitting.

The witnesses will give oral evidence to the Committee on the adequacy of current procedures to protect from abuse children in care (looked after children) in the Isle of Man.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the hearing, which will take place in the Legislative Council Chamber, Legislative Buildings, Buck’s Road, Douglas. They can also to listen to the proceedings on the Tynwald Live and Listen Again audio webcasting service. 

The Members of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee are Mr David Cretney MLC (Chair), Ms Julie Edge MHK and Mr Martyn Perkins MHK. Mr Perkins is not taking part in this inquiry for reasons explained to Tynwald in a statement by Mr Cretney in December 2017.

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For further information contact:
Clerk of Tynwald’s Office
Clerk to the Committee
Telephone: 01624 685500
Email: committees@tynwald.org
Website: www.tynwald.org.im