Lord Touhig
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Lord Agnew of Oulton
My Lords, as I said in my Answer, the local authority cannot withdraw support during an appeal period.
Lord Touhig (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister said that compliance data is not collected. Why? Nothing will improve unless the data is collected.
Lord Agnew of Oulton
My Lords, when these reforms came in, we initiated local area inspections. The noble Lord may be aware that we carried out a number of these in combination with Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. They are shining a light on both good and bad practice in the sector and, where a poor inspection result comes up, they are asked to provide a written plan for correction. That is how we are gradually improving the system.