Member

Finally, basic discretion, without stronger guidance and safeguards around how it should be applied, may lead to children being sanctioned. It will needlessly segregate refugees and British citizens, in the end damaging community cohesion. Stating how discretion should be exercised does not nullify the discretionary element of the guidance. Therefore, I implore the Government to commit to look again at the guidance for what I argue are minimal safeguards. I beg to move.