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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for his explanation of Amendment No. 48. Notwithstanding all the entitlements to housing that the noble Lord listed, I wonder why so many young people who have been in care land up homeless. Given what the Minister said, it seems amazing that any young person leaving care could land up homeless, but the fact is that they do. However, I shall look carefully at what the noble Lord said and decide whether to bring this back later. On Amendment No. 55, of course I accept the Minister’s statement, which is quite true: somebody aged 25 cannot be described legally as a child. But the problem with support arrangements for those older than 18 is that they have no formal structure. Moreover, there are so many pressures on local authorities and they have so many things to do for young people under 18 in care that they probably have little time to devote to a 25 year-old who needs a bit of support. That is the problem. However, I again thank the Minister for his comments and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 10 agreed to.