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Children and Families Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Touhig (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 6 November 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Children and Families Bill.

My Lords, I will just add a few words. This multilayered system of appeal is absolutely insane and crying out to be altered. In Wales, we have a word, “dwp”, which means stupid or daft in the head. If a Nobel prize were awarded for daft bits of red tape, this would get it. Surely the Government must see the common sense and logic of reducing this down to one system of appeal and stopping all the battles that people who have children with special educational needs or disabilities, or children who are autistic, must have to appeal a decision that they think is not just, right or in the interests of their child.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

749 c65GC 

Session

2013-14

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee
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