Baroness Whitaker (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 February 2025

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I take it that my noble friend the Minister is aware that a fair number of children who are recruited into county lines have been excluded from school. In that connection, what liaison does his department have with the Department for Education to reduce the number of children who have nothing else to do when they are kicked out of school?

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