Thank you, Madam Chair. The department's explanations for this were largely related to the fact that there have been changes to the Child and Family Services Act in 2016, and there has been some slow growth in the area in terms of its impact on the legal services required. The department is of the view that there have been increases in permanent custody hearings, increases in the number of youth eligible as a result of changes in the act, and an increase in the number of custom adoption services, and it's the department's belief that this may be what's driving some of the increase in those costs, Madam Chair. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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