Member

My noble friend’s amendment is a sensible, practical, proportionate way to deal with the issue. It cuts through what appears to be a Gordian knot by making it explicitly clear that the interests of the child must come first and that experts can move to help them immediately and do the paperwork later. It does not in any way strike at the integrity of the Bill, as it does not relieve independent schools of their duties to make the material change application and meet the necessary standards laid down by government, on which we all agree. It is just saying, a child needs help, so let us get on with it and help them. I hope the Committee will support these amendments.