Member

Turning to Amendment 31, on the membership of the multi-agency child protection teams, I think that here, the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, was referring to the group of relevant agencies that are required to support and co-operate with safeguarding partners when it comes to safeguarding and protecting children. The Bill is clear that there will be a core compulsory membership of each of the teams—a police officer, a social worker, and people with experience in education and health—and those from education and health will have to have experience of working with children. When we consider later amendments, we will talk about the qualifications that might be necessary in this area.