It might know or believe that the young person is there or that that is where he intended to go, but that is not the duty referred to in Clause 22(1). The duty, which refers back to Clause 21(1), is to make proper checks. Employees cannot really know what checks the employer has made although they can have suspicions. I do not see how the duty in Clause 22(1) can be satisfied. As we will see again on Report, it comes back to my interest in making sure that educational institutions provide a proper form, setting out in proper language, exactly what course a young person is on and the consequences of that course for satisfying employers’ duty so that there is an easy, simple and ascertainable way of knowing whether a young person is complying with the duty under Clause 22; an employer can do that very easily by ticking the box, and know that they are safe.
Education and Skills Bill
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Lord Lucas
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 July 2008.
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Debate on bills on Education and Skills Bill.
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