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Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister very much for that reply. When we on these Benches penned the amendment, we most certainly had in mind people whose first language is not English, but we were also aiming at a much broader target including those who simply find court terminology and jargon extremely difficult to follow. As a great supporter of the Plain English Campaign, I was again going in to bat for clear instructions. But as the noble Lord has responded in the way that he has, it is worth noting that in the Bill we are trying to introduce people to concepts with which they may be unfamiliar. In some languages it is difficult to put across the concept of voluntary work. I say that as someone who has spent a long time in the voluntary sector trying to do just that. I thank the Minister for his answer but I say to him that a great deal of work needs to be done on this and it is not simply a technical matter of translation. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. On Question, Whether Clause 3 shall stand part of the Bill?