Safeguarding Children: British Overseas Territories Debate
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
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Safeguarding Children: British Overseas Territories
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The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
My Lords, the House is signalling for the Cross Bench and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss.
Baroness Butler-Sloss
My Lords, the Minister is no doubt aware that some of the overseas territories have laws on family issues which are considerably behind the laws of this country. To what extent are the Government giving assistance to having a modern version of the Children Act in some of those countries?
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The noble and learned Baroness has long professional experience in these matters. In October last year, our Solicitor-General chaired a successful conference of overseas territories Attorneys-General. This was to provide an important forum for encouraging progress on our priorities for the OTs and delivering our obligations for supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice, including matters of reform such as those she refers to.