You Can Ask Me If You Really Want to Know What I Think Footnote

At the time the abstract for this article was accepted, Rebecca Blaikie, Michele Egan-Bitran and Zoey Henley were Senior Advisors to the Children’s Commissioner. Since then, Rebecca has taken maternity leave and both Zoey and Michelle have resigned. The views expressed in this article do not represent or reflect the views of the Children’s Commissioner or the Office of the Children’s Commissioner.

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