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Children and Social Work Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Lord Nash (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 November 2016. It occurred during Debate on bills on Children and Social Work Bill [HL].

I have already quoted a number of practitioners who have stated the need for it. As I have said, if we remove Clause 32—which I am quite prepared to look at doing—we will deal with many of the shadows that some noble Lords have raised.

The Government have listened and made substantial steps to put safeguards in place around the use of the power. The Children’s Minister and I remain ready at any time to discuss these clauses further. Professor Eileen Munro talked about doing the right thing, rather than doing things right, and that is what this power is all about. If these clauses are removed, noble Lords would be denying local authorities that can see a better way of working for the benefit of the children in their care the opportunity to test the whole system and learn how we can do things better, giving those children the opportunity of a better life.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

776 c1074 

Session

2016-17

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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