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Police and Justice Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his customary careful and balanced response. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Linklater of Butterstone, for highlighting the concerns about some of these children. The majority of them are seen in the adult courts and there has been much concern that those courts have not been equipped to deal sensitively with them. There have been important improvements recently. We need to ensure that those improvements and guidance are monitored and that they are properly implemented. I hope that in the correspondence that the Minister has kindly offered to send us we shall hear more about that. The publication of the Youth Justice Board’s report at the end of the month will be extremely welcome and will inform useful further debate. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 22 [Parenting contracts: local authorities and registered social landlords]: [Amendment No. 76 not moved.] Clause 23 [Parenting orders: local authorities and registered social landlords]: [Amendments Nos. 77 to 83 not moved.] Clause 24 [Contracting out of local authority functions with regard to parenting contracts and parenting orders]: [Amendments Nos. 84 to 86 not moved.] Clause 27 [Appointment of Chief Inspector]: