Member

Amendments 121 and 122 in my name and that of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester would ensure that only registered children’s homes can be used as relevant accommodation, and that this is reflected in the establishment’s statement of purpose. We heard, rightly, in the last group the pressure to remove the use of unregistered children’s homes, but here we have children deprived of their liberty being placed in unregistered homes. These amendments would clarify the Government’s intention, which I applaud, to place children only in accommodation which is suited to providing them with a good standard of care.