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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

I have put my name to this amendment because it is extremely important, bearing in mind the responsibility of British officials who are serving, for example, in consular and other posts overseas and should understand all the issues involved. In particular, if you go through the implications of the amendment, the training of people in the issues concerned with children is important for those officials as well. I understand that the Home Office has suggested that this amendment might be inappropriate because it might suggest that British officials overseas should involve themselves in such activities as the exploitation of children in employment in certain factories and so on. That is not the point. The point is that all people who deal in any way with children being returned from the United Kingdom should understand all the issues, including those to do with child safety, so that they can give proper advice to those who are responsible for making decisions in this country, which makes the training and understanding of those people all the more important.