Member

I turn to government Amendments 72 to 74. We previously identified a gap in legislation which means that care providers involved in the wilful neglect of 16 and 17 year-olds in regulated children’s social care settings or youth detention accommodation cannot be prosecuted. Through this Bill, we have sought to close this gap by extending Sections 20 and 21 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 so that it also applies to 16 and 17 year-olds.