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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

I support the two points made by my noble friend Lord Hylton; namely, the stability and continuity of placement. There is another reason, which has not yet been mentioned, for sometimes not placing a child near to home. I speak particularly of teenage children. If they have become involved with a gang or a group to which in lieu of a family they have dedicated their loyalty, unless they are moved away, they simply will not have the opportunity to break the bad habits and bad behaviour to which they have committed themselves.