Children and Social Work Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Wills and Lord Low, and the noble Baro...

My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend—and on my behalf—I am very grateful for the support we hav...

Moved by

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

53A: After Clause 28, insert the following ne...

My Lords, I know the Minister will think that I go on about the issue I am about to raise, and in...

My Lords, I support the noble Baroness’s amendment and what she has said. After witnessing this w...

My Lords, I support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong. I remind the Minis...

My Lords, I agree with my noble friend. As a family lay magistrate who sits in central London, I ...

My Lords, my noble friend has made a convincing case for action in this area. We discussed this i...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong of Hill Top, for her amendment, under which local auth...

That is such good news regarding the funding of Pause and the family drug and alcohol court. Ther...

I will do that.

My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this short debate. I think it is clear to the Mi...

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

53B: After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

53C: After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, Amendment 53C seeks to insert a new clause into the Bill. I have not participated in th...

My Lords, briefly, I support the noble Baroness. I know that the Government are committed to both...

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Thornton clearly outlined the issues involved in this amendment. D...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for her amendment and for the points that sh...

I thank the Minister for that detailed and comprehensive answer. My only complaint is that he did...

Moved by

Lord Nash

54: Clause 29, page 20, line 25, at end insert—

“( ) Regulat...

My Lords, I want to start by setting out the Government’s case for why the power is needed before...

My Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to four of the amendments in this grouping. If Amendment ...

My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 57, 58, 64 and 68. I begin, however, by welcoming govern...

My Lords, since the Bill had its Second Reading, there has been a wide and varied selection of br...

My Lords, as someone who strongly supports reform and innovation across the public services, I ri...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, who has covered the...

I, too, rise to speak to this group of amendments, and in particular to Amendment 57, in the name...

My Lords, in response to Amendments 57, 58 and 64, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Ramsboth...

The noble Baroness makes an eloquent and persuasive case for what the Government are proposing. I...

My Lords, I regret that I was unable to attend Grand Committee because of certain personal proble...

What is there to prevent local authorities and social workers innovating under the present legisl...

My Lords, certain things can be done differently, but this proposition will allow a range of prop...

My Lords, I do not have a prepared speech. I came today to listen to the arguments, because this ...

My Lords, I follow my noble friends Lady Eaton and Lord True in supporting Clauses 29 to 31. My n...

My Lords, I will briefly take up a couple of points made by the noble Lord, Lord True. He said—I ...

I listened to this debate in Grand Committee in considerable detail and I certainly have a vested...

My Lords, I rise to speak in favour of the power to test new ways of working and am therefore aga...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I found it very depressing...

I was making a slightly different point. Where is this groundswell of concern which accumulated i...

I have already quoted a number of practitioners who have stated the need for it. As I have said, ...

Before my noble friend sits down, there is an important point. Is he saying that once the House h...

Yes.

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the careful and considered summing up. I am part...

No, I am not proposing that. I am proposing that where a local authority is no longer in charge o...

Moved by

Lord Nash

55: Clause 29, page 20, line 32, leave out subsections (6) and (7)...

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

57: Clause 29, leave out Clause 29

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the care with which he summed up and to all thos...

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

58: Clause 30, leave out Clause 30

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

64: Clause 31, leave out Clause 31

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

66: Clause 32, leave out Clause 32

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

68: Clause 33, leave out Clause 33

Moved by

Baroness Walmsley

69: After Clause 33, insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, I move Amendment 69 and speak to Amendment 71 in this group. Amendment 71 arises from t...

My Lords, I shall speak briefly in support of Amendment 71, which is also in the name of my noble...

My Lords, I want to address Amendment 71, which has my name to it. Noble Lords may be surprised a...

My Lords, I strongly support these amendments. The political commitment to give the UN Convention...

My Lords, I support this amendment. The Minister will be aware of the fantastic work done at Leed...

My Lords, I remind the Minister that he used the word “depressed” in connection with our previous...

My Lords, I add a word on how this matter might be viewed in the courts. As many of your Lordship...

My Lords, I again offer the support of these Benches for Amendments 69 and 71, the case for which...

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their amendments and for raising the important matter ...

Having heard the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, does the Minister appreciate tha...

I heard what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, said, and I will take that back and discuss i...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. I thank my noble friend Lord Lester, the noble a...

It might help the noble Baroness to know that I have been informed that we are starting talks wit...

I thank the Minister. I am aware that that is happening and it is very good. However, that is not...

I will take that back and see if we can do it.

I thank the Minister and look forward to hearing what ball has started rolling between now and Th...

Moved by

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

70: After Clause 33, insert the following new Cla...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Dubs is abroad at the moment. He has asked me to move Amendment 70...

My Lords, I am a signatory to this amendment because for months after Section 67 of the Immigrati...

My Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham is unable to be here and sends his apol...

My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s Statement on the safeguarding of unaccompanied asy...

My Lords, I welcome the Government’s Statement. I am remembering an experience I had about 15 yea...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop ...

I did ask two very specific questions, or raised two issues. Maybe the Minister cannot answer the...

On a child reaching 18, obviously the needs of every child who comes here are different, dependin...

On guardianship.

I shall write to the noble Baroness on that.

I thank the Minister for her reply and accept that there were a lot of Home Office officials duri...

I cannot give the noble Baroness a specific figure, because the figures change all the time depen...

My Lords, this has been a vigorous debate on a very important subject with a very broad base of a...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71A: Before Clause 34, insert the following new Clause—

“Soc...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the supportive work and consultation across the House since Com...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Nash, his ministerial colleagues and officials because we ...

My Lords, on behalf of the Members here I thank the Minister for the significant changes that hav...

My Lords, I echo the support given by other parts of the House to the Minister. I am grateful for...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Warner, for their comments. I will...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71B: Before Clause 34, insert the following new Clause—

“Ove...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71C: Clause 34, leave out Clause 34

Moved by

Lord Nash

71D: Clause 35, leave out Clause 35

Moved by

Lord Nash

71E: Clause 36, page 23, line 17, leave out subsection (1) and ins...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71M: Clause 37, page 24, line 2, leave out “Social worker regulati...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71P: Clause 38, page 24, line 9, leave out subsection (1) and inse...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71T: Clause 39, page 24, line 27, leave out subsection (1) and ins...

Moved by

Lord Nash

71YF: Clause 40, page 25, line 2, leave out subsection (1) and ins...

Moved by

Lord Nash

74: Clause 41, page 25, line 19, leave out “Social worker regulati...

Moved by

Lord Nash

76: Clause 42, page 25, line 31, leave out subsection (1)

77...

Moved by

Lord Nash

83: Clause 43, page 26, leave out lines 9 and 10 and insert—