Member

The second big concern is that this is too soon. We have heard from a number of noble Lords that there is not yet evidence that the proposed approach will work safely in practice. The evaluation has not been published, implementation problems have not yet been addressed, and we have what feels like a very prescriptive programme guide, which has a timeline, budget and scrutiny of the number of social workers versus family help staff that local authorities will employ. I understand the Government’s sense of urgency, and I think I understand the desire to act and to move ahead, but I suppose I do not understand what feels like resistance to very valid concerns.