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Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 12 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Children and Adoption Bill [HL].


Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

To reject the proposition that there should be no statutory presumption of a reasonable meaningful relationship between parents and child is to say that parents should not be allowed to have reasonable contact with their own children, even if there is no good reason why they should not do so. That is the implication of the noble Lord’s position and of the position taken by the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth. I invite them both to reflect on that.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
674 c116-7GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Adoption Applications CAFCASS Contact orders Absent parents Domestic abuse Family proceedings Qualifications Protection Parents Monitoring Staff Parental responsibility
Legislation
Children and Adoption Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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