Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for that explanation. However, I fail to see why someone who comes to a person’s home, without anyone else present, and performs a hands-on massage of that person should not be subject under the Bill to exactly the same provisions as someone delivering the same service in a hospital. I continue to be concerned. I do not quite go along with what the Minister said about all this being an increasing burden on some of the organisations that provide, say, leisure and sporting activities. Most of those organisations, including Churches, already have provisions to safeguard children. It would not be too difficult to add vulnerable adults to them. Although the Minister says that people purchasing these services can go online and do the checks for themselves, many such people have quite a lot to worry about in their lives and it would be far better if that was done for them. I will go back, read what the Minister said and consult the people who have briefed me before deciding what to do with this group of amendments.