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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

Having been reminded by the noble Lord, Lord Judd, of our discussions on this point when the Bill was going through, I become increasingly uneasy. When you look at the figures of the number of children who have disappeared in this country, which could not be more determined to do the best for children, despite all that, somehow they are slipping through our laws or our agreement to comply with certain sections of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, and so on. I am concerned about this, as are all other noble Lords who have spoken, and we will hear from the group of the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, on this matter. The longer that we put off facing this issue, the worse it will become. We should be ashamed of ourselves.