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Education and Skills Bill

I thank the Minister for his careful and lengthy response on this important area. Can he provide some details about the enforcement officer in the local authority, perhaps at a later date? I recognise that the Minister will not wish to be prescriptive, but it is an important role, and I would be interested in indications about his or her level of seniority, the sort of experience and professional background that would be expected and other similar questions. The Minister has probably already explained why there is a duty on the children rather than on the parents. Could he say—in correspondence, perhaps—whether, in the other countries that he mentioned, the duty is predominantly on the children, rather than the parents?