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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 May 2025

Debate

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Contribution

Some questions were raised with respect to the detail. As I say, those I do not manage to cover, I will try to cover off later. First, regarding what safeguarding and welfare means—I will give some examples a bit later as well—we will be providing further clarity through statutory guidance, which agencies in scope must have regard to. We will set out the kinds of information that may be relevant in particular contexts, so that practitioners have some support in thinking about how to apply the legislation. There is, of course, also an issue about whether the information has to be relevant to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Why do people not just share everything or anything about a child?

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