Speaker, section 124 of the Children's Act states:
In criminal proceedings a person must be found unsuitable to work with children on conviction of murder, attempted murder, rape, indecent assault and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm with regard to a child.
It is quite clear that the intention of the Children's Act is to ensure automatic findings of unsuitability and immediate placement on the Child Protection Register. This is not happening.
Minister, you and your department continue to fail our children by ensuring that all those guilty of these heinous crimes do not appear on the Child Protection Register. That is why we have fewer than 500 names on the list. Can you explain to this House why this is the case? Thank you. [Applause.]