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Debate between Baroness Northover and Lord Cotter

Tuesday 30th October 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Northover]

I think it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats and then maybe the Cross-Benchers after that.

[Lord Cotter]

My Lords, I very much welcome the mention of training once again today. It is so important that support workers are trained. One issue that has come to my notice quite frequently is that through a lack of training, support workers question the trained professionals an awful lot. The management also need to be trained to back up the professionals who are trained in their job as a vocation, so that the less well trained support workers respect their decisions.