Brexit risks ‘unintended consequences’for children

The Government has raised concerns that Brexit might have “unintended consequences” for children, including difficulties with cross-border care placements.

At a meeting of the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures Advisory Council Meeting in Dublin yesterday, stakeholders were also told to consider the ramifications of any limits on free movement between north and south for young people and whether Brexit might compromise all-island co-operation in areas including child cardiac treatment.

While the British government has said it will not trigger discussions on its exit from the EU until next March, the government here has already begun scoping out areas of concern, with Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone saying those efforts are “intensifying”.