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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

I declare an interest as chancellor of the University of the West of England, which teaches a considerable number of would-be social workers. As I understand it, we are reasonably successful in placing student social workers with appropriate providers in the Bristol area. We also provide postgraduate training for continuing professional development. I would be extremely interested to know what is going on and the extent to which there is a degree of commitment between universities and central government. I did not appreciate that this was a probing amendment, though, and I would have been concerned to see it actually in the Bill. It would not be at all appropriate. However, close relationships between universities providing this sort of service and central government departments would be enormously helpful.