House of Lords debate on unregulated accommodation. Minister states semi-independent & independent provision is never right for children under 16. But OK from 16th birthday because … more older children are coming into the care system and they have to be prepared to … leave. pic.twitter.com/zlA9sbFBJe
— Article 39 (@article_39) March 22, 2021
🧐A new (to us) govt argument for maintaining semi-independent & independent accommodation for children in care aged 16 & 17 – apparently necessary for remanded children. We've heard the other argument before about unaccompanied children entering the UK 'independently' (alone). pic.twitter.com/jQLndRKpcK
— Article 39 (@article_39) March 22, 2021
Tonight's House of Lords debate on the two-tier care system being entrenched in law included some fine words about the importance of independent reviewing officers @N_A_I_R_O @NIROMP2. Here's Lord Russell working his way through @annelongfield recommendations, and getting to IROs pic.twitter.com/eATWw5LOid
— Article 39 (@article_39) March 22, 2021
Unregulated accommodation for children in care. Here's Lord Watson summing up the risks and likely effects of the government's changes to The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010. (Made through Statutory Instrument 161). pic.twitter.com/HLxrydmLuJ
— Article 39 (@article_39) March 22, 2021
READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE – 22 March 2021 (Hansard)