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HANSARDDisabled Children: Support ServicesAs my noble friend knows, my right honourable friend is a great fan of data and transparency. We have commissioned an independent process and an early outcome evaluation of the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDDisabled Children: Support ServicesI think I mentioned our starting point in response to the original Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, which is that part of our challenge is building up trust with…23 Jun 2022HANSARDDisabled Children: Support ServicesThe noble Baroness is right, and she will be aware that just over 50% of councils inspected by Ofsted got written statements of action, which means they have significant…23 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I would be delighted to do that. I was talking about how institutions might be operating separately but effectively as one institution. The evidence Ofsted might use to establish…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenA decision has not been taken on that, but the noble Baroness exposes an important issue. For a long time, the voice of the child and the welfare of the child being paramount has…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenI apologise to the House if that is the impression that I gave. I am happy to write to set out the Government’s position in detail.22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, again, I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas, the noble Baroness, Lady Garden of Frognal, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans, represented tonight by the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]Under the changes proposed in the Bill—if I understood the noble Lord correctly. I turn to Amendment 173 from my noble friend Lord Lucas. We would like the system of registration…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas, the noble Baronesses, Lady Wilcox, Lady Chapman, Lady Brinton, Lady Bennett and Lady Garden, and the noble Lord, Lord Knight, for their…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]I shall speak to Clauses 49, 50 and 51 and Schedule 4, which the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, opposes. She asked me to summarise the purpose of this part of the Bill. The…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government understand the importance of schools developing their attendance policies in a way that considers the characteristics of individual pupils, including…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, that was a very interesting and wide-ranging debate on a number of important issues, which I will try and cover in my remarks. I turn first to Amendment 146A from my…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenI look forward to debating the noble Baroness’s amendment in detail. We know that schools already play an incredibly important part in safeguarding children and represent an…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenI am very concerned if the perception is as the noble Lord describes. I encourage those involved with particular expertise in that area to contribute to the consultation on the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenThe noble Baroness will be aware that the Government committed in the Health and Social Care Act to develop a unique identifier, and that work is continuing. I believe it is…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenI did indeed by chance meet a group of young people wearing badges reading “Our care”, so the opportunity was irresistible in view of the right reverend Prelate’s Question. We are…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: ChildrenMy Lords, we are grateful to Josh MacAlister for his important work, which matches our ambition for vulnerable children and their families. We will consider the recommendations in…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]22 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]22 Jun 2022