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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]

I am devastated that I did not have the opportunity to respond to my noble friend on those earlier amendments, so perhaps I may say on behalf of the Government that I accept the principle that the Bill should explicitly state what protection is provided to those providing information on claims for damages, including instances where there is no such protection. I accept that the Bill should be amended and I should have liked to accept my noble friend’s amendment outright. However, I am told that, for all kinds of compelling procedural reasons, the current protections from damages have been consolidated as a result of my amendments which pre-empted my noble friend’s amendments. Therefore, I assure my noble friend that I will return on Report with amendments to address his concerns and I will seek to agree those amendments with him beforehand. Clause 30, as amended, agreed to. Clause 31 agreed to. Clause 32 [Registers: duty to refer]: