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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

My Lords, I shall not reiterate what I said in Committee. I understand the concern of the noble Baroness that a teacher should never be put in the position of having to make a report when they know that it would put a child at risk. The Government would never want to precipitate that situation. To guard against that eventuality, I commit to returning at Third Reading with a compromise that the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, could consider, giving head teachers the discretion to making a report to social services rather than to the parents. We agree and make it clear that we intend to consult teaching unions, head teachers and children’s rights groups to get this right.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
714 c361 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Children Assessments Curriculum Discipline Capital investment Apprentices Finance Fees and charges Governing bodies Further education Learning disability Educational institutions Local government Qualifications Pre-school education Pupil exclusions Public appointments Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Vocational guidance Right of search Sixth form colleges Sixth form education Academies Children's centres GCSE Local safeguarding children boards Children's trusts IGCSE Young People's Learning Agency Skills Funding Agency Ofqual Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
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