The director of a planned new service to regulate guardians appointed to children in care legal cases said its aim was “accountability” and he was not concerned about the threat of litigation.
Pat Bergin said he believed the new guardian ad litem (Gal) service, to be operated by a unit within the Department of Children, would lead to better outcomes for children.
The current system “is not working well” and the concerns include that some Gals were allocated too many children, sometimes more than 100, he said.
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