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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

The Minister suggested that Clause 8(2) would be inconsistent with Amendment No. 19. The amendment states: "““A local authority must provide sufficient and diverse provision of appropriate placements””." Clause 8(2) states: "““Accommodation provided by a local authority for a child … must be within the area of that authority””." However, if accommodation is not consistent with the child’s welfare, one can go outside the area. With a little careful rewording, those two proposals are not necessarily incompatible. I appreciate that the Minister said that he was advised that the amendment was incompatible with the clause, but I do not think that that need be the case.