Children and Social Work Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting) Debate
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(7 years, 8 months ago)
Public Bill CommitteesWe are about to consider it. The hon. Gentleman may make his remarks in the clause stand part debate.
We want to hear them.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
It is always great when someone clarifies the situation. I am grateful, Mrs Main.
I notice that clause 16 specifies the partners for the local safeguarding arrangements as being the local authority, the police and the clinical commissioning group. Will the Minister briefly say why the clause limits it to those partners? Did he consider a role for education? If so, why did he decide not to pursue that? I realise that the partners are entitled to bring in other people they regard as appropriate, but I wonder what the reasoning is for limiting the specified partners to the local authority, the police and the clinical commissioning group.