My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards MP) has today made the following statement:

"Today, the Government published its response to Isabelle Trowler’s independent review into the safeguarding of children in youth custody.

No child should ever come to harm, least of all whilst within our care....

My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards MP) has today made the following statement:

"Today, the Government published its response to Isabelle Trowler’s independent review into the safeguarding of children in youth custody.

No child should ever come to harm, least of all whilst within our care....

A rapid review of safeguarding in youth custody. Incl. annexes. 88p.

A rapid review of safeguarding in youth custody. Incl. annexes. 88p.

Today, the Government published its response to Isabelle Trowler’s independent review into the safeguarding of children in youth custody.

No child should ever come to harm, least of all whilst within our care. That's why safeguarding children, within the youth custodial estate, as well as those being cared for by the...

Today, the Government published its response to Isabelle Trowler’s independent review into the safeguarding of children in youth custody.

No child should ever come to harm, least of all whilst within our care. That's why safeguarding children, within the youth custodial estate, as well as those being cared for by the...

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan MP.

The harms of viral harmful content do not end online. They can spill into our streets and destabilise communities. Recent...

I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan MP.

The harms of viral harmful content do not end online. They can spill into our streets and destabilise communities. Recent...

The harms of viral harmful content do not end online. They can spill into our streets and destabilise communities. Recent incidents - including the disorder following the Southport attack in summer 2024, unrest in Leicester in 2022, and events following the tragic murder of Henry Nowak - demonstrate how online...

The harms of viral harmful content do not end online. They can spill into our streets and destabilise communities. Recent incidents - including the disorder following the Southport attack in summer 2024, unrest in Leicester in 2022, and events following the tragic murder of Henry Nowak - demonstrate how online...

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Today, marks one year since the publication of Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and one year since this Government accepted all 12 recommendations.

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My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Today, marks one year since the publication of Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and one year since this Government accepted all 12 recommendations.

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Today, marks one year since the publication of Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and one year since this Government accepted all 12 recommendations.

This was a landmark report, exposing more than a decade of inaction in the face of these appalling crimes and it...

Today, marks one year since the publication of Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and one year since this Government accepted all 12 recommendations.

This was a landmark report, exposing more than a decade of inaction in the face of these appalling crimes and it...

Abuse towards candidates and election staff has been rising. This briefing outlines proposed responses. It also explains the offences of undue influence and family voting.

Abuse towards candidates and election staff has been rising. This briefing outlines proposed responses. It also explains the offences of undue influence and family voting.

A briefing on reporting child abuse in England, including the government's plans to introduce a mandatory reporting duty.

A briefing on reporting child abuse in England, including the government's plans to introduce a mandatory reporting duty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early interventions in cases of childhood neglect.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early interventions in cases of childhood neglect.

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 4 agreed to. Amendment 6 agreed to on division (278 to 176). Amendments 12 and 14 agreed to. Amendment 17 agreed to on division (213 to 211). Amendments 18, 20 to 22 and 24 to 26 agreed to. (Part 1 of 2).

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 4 agreed to. Amendment 6 agreed to on division (278 to 176). Amendments 12 and 14 agreed to. Amendment 17 agreed to on division (213 to 211). Amendments 18, 20 to 22 and 24 to 26 agreed to. (Part 1 of 2).

Moved by

Baroness Barran

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “meeting” insert “, or family group conference,”

Member's explanatory statement

This is a probing amendment to understand why there is a difference in the terms used in the bill and the evaluation, and whether there is a different intent with the family...

Moved by

Baroness Barran

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “meeting” insert “, or family group conference,”

Member's explanatory statement

This is a probing amendment to understand why there is a difference in the terms used in the bill and the evaluation, and whether there is a different intent with the family...

My Lords, it is good to be back scrutinising the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill after what seems like a long break. But noble Lords will remember that, while I think all sides of the House supported the approach of family group conferencing or a family group decision-making meeting, as...

My Lords, it is good to be back scrutinising the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill after what seems like a long break. But noble Lords will remember that, while I think all sides of the House supported the approach of family group conferencing or a family group decision-making meeting, as...

My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for returning us to this important topic of family group conferences and for the refined amendments she has now presented, including Amendment 3, to which I have added my name. They would embed what is now established as...

My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for returning us to this important topic of family group conferences and for the refined amendments she has now presented, including Amendment 3, to which I have added my name. They would embed what is now established as...

My Lords, while welcoming the Government’s amendment to ensure that the child’s voice is heard in family group decision-making, I add my support to the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran.

As we discussed in Committee, family group decision-making is a broad, generic term—without...

My Lords, while welcoming the Government’s amendment to ensure that the child’s voice is heard in family group decision-making, I add my support to the amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lady Barran.

As we discussed in Committee, family group decision-making is a broad, generic term—without...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and particularly Amendment 5, to which I added my name. I declare my interests as a teacher in a state school in Hackney and someone who has also been a kinship carer.

I...

My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and particularly Amendment 5, to which I added my name. I declare my interests as a teacher in a state school in Hackney and someone who has also been a kinship carer.

I...

My Lords, anecdotal evidence often does not help, but Margaret and I adopted a brother and sister because their mother had died of cancer. The boy was eight and his sister was three. They came to live with us. After quite a considerable period of time, we consulted their family...

My Lords, anecdotal evidence often does not help, but Margaret and I adopted a brother and sister because their mother had died of cancer. The boy was eight and his sister was three. They came to live with us. After quite a considerable period of time, we consulted their family...