THE parents of an 18-month-old boy whose organs were removed by doctors at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital have welcomed the sacking of its chief executive.

Bill and Denise Green believe it is right that Hilary Rowland should have lost her job after the scandal.

Earlier this week she was found guilty of misconduct.

Mrs Green, of Hulton Avenue, Walkden, discovered six years after her son William died that many of his organs had been removed.

She said: "These terrible things happened when she was in charge and we also think she dealt with the issue insensitively."

She added: "People who knew what was going on have to take responsibility."

Following Mrs Rowland's sacking on Wednesday, MPs debated the scandal of organ retention at Alder Hey.

Politicians from all parties said new legislation should be brought in quickly to protect people.

Mrs Green said she has written to the health secretary Alan Milburn asking for the law to be updated.

She said: "It should be a criminal offence if doctors retain organs without the parents' permission. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

"If the Government brings in new laws it will show the families that they are doing something about it."

Her son William was born with a heart condition in 1994 and died at Alder Hey during surgery.

It was not until late 1999 that they found out his organs had been removed for research.

Following the debate in the House of Commons, Junior Health Minister Hazel Blears said there would be a wide and thorough consultation over changes to the Human Tissue Act.

The need for consent for organ retention would be enshrined in law, she said.