I met with Joe Morrow, President of the Mental Health Tribunal and President of the Additional Support for Learning Tribunal. In his capacity as President of the ASL Tribunal, Joe talked about his concerns with regard to the views of children being fully taken into account and also the lack of a right of appeal for young people within the process. In his role as President of the Mental Health Tribunal, he expressed concerns with regard to children’s lack of engagement in the appeal process and his view that there needs to be a more specific response to their engagement. He also informed of proposals to amalgamate up to five Tribunals into one in Scotland (the proposals have not yet been finalised) and his general concerns around the voice of the child being further lost in the process. It was helpful to have advance notice of all of these issues although no specific action on my part was required at present. I visited the Lothian Family Nurse Partnership, based in Craigmillar. This was my second visit to the unit and it was a pleasure to share views with them on the approach to early years and the important role that can be played by FNP as a targeted service within the overall universal early years services. It was encouraging to hear about the development of the work and the low attrition rates with the young mothers with whom they work. There was also an interesting discussion about the importance of basic cookery skills. I expect to maintain periodic contact with the staff at this unit.