Illegal Migration Bill — Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 89 — 3 Jul 2023 at 18:00
Moved by The Lord Bishop of Durham
89: Clause 16, page 24, line 13, at end insert-“(4A) But the Secretary of State may not make a decision under subsection (4) unless to do so is necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.” Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment limits the Secretary of State’s power to transfer a child out of local authority care and into accommodation provided by the Secretary of State, by providing that they may only do so where to do so is necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.
Ayes 218, Noes 158.
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