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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

The Minister seemed to indicate earlier that the 1989 Act provides for local authorities to have general duties to care for these families and children, but it sounded very general. Will the Minister consider the proposition in the amendment—not necessarily the exact words—that there should be more definition and clarity about the duties of the authorities to provide early intervention family work to try to avoid children going into care? It seems to me that there is great potential here if one can get the wording right.