House of Commons debates the loss of children’s safeguards

On 10 June 2020, seven weeks after the government removed or diluted 65 safeguards for children in care without prior public consultation or time allowed for parliamentary scrutiny, the Labour Party led a vote against the radical changes.

Labour’s motion was to annul (withdraw) The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Statutory Instrument 445).

  • 123 Members of Parliament supported Labour’s motion which would have reinstated the protections children in care had before 24 April 2020.
  • 260 Members of Parliament voted to keep the government’s changes.

You can read the debate here.

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