Research 

'The Children's Bill Working Group met at the end of March 2006 to discuss the second Bill (Children’s Amendment Bill). Before the workshop, all presenters were asked to review the Bill and the previous Working Group submissions on the Bill. On the first day of the workshop a representative from each sub-group gave a presentation to the Working Group by: summarising the provisions in the Bill; summarising key demands and areas for discussion. The Working Group discussed the issues in the plenary session and put forward key questions for consideration by the small groups. On the second day of the workshop the Working Group was split into the sub-groups mentioned above to discuss the key issues, to get agreement on key areas of contention, and draft a framework for the submissions to Parliament. The sub-group representatives took note of the recommendations, and fed this back to the larger group. This report contains the presentations made, and a summary of the debate and the key recommendations put forward by each group.' [p. 2]