Member

I want to respond to the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and others on the evidence for the proposals being put forward in this Bill. Much of it builds on the Families First programme, started in trailblazers and pilots under the previous Government. It seeks to ensure that all ways in which children and their families need help and protection are responded to by a multiagency or multidisciplinary team, regardless of where they are in the system.