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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for replying in his customary full and courteous way. I listened in particular to the last mention he made of the importance of the YOT inspection regime because that is crucial if there is to be any reassurance about oversight and improvement in performance. I have been greatly reassured by correspondence with the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, in which he stated that it is intended that the instructions should be in the guidance. However, the oversight has always concerned me. Up until now, the oversight that should have been there has not achieved its aim. I hope that the guidance will include direction to YOT inspection teams that they should check to see that every young person in care has a case worker with him. If there was full assurance that that was the case, the performance would be overseen. However, as the Minister will be aware, I still remain unhappy that that is not in statute. I have been watching it very closely for the past 12 years and it particularly concerned me that the oversight of child protection procedures that should have been taking place in young offender establishments did not take place because somehow people thought that it did not apply. I accept what the Minister said, but I feel that I must test the opinion of the House. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 85) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 66; Not-Contents, 99. [Amendments Nos. 85A and 86 not moved.]