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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
72: Clause 20, page 38, line 33, leave out “aged 16 or 17”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would provide that for the purposes of the care provider offence in section 21 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (as amended by clause 20) “regulated care” includes care or support provided for any child rather than only a child aged 16 or 17.
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