Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]

Again, I agree with the hon. Gentleman. There are some fabulous voluntary organisations that are active in that very sector. I make a plea to local authorities that may be doubtful about the added value of voluntary sector partners to recognise that they can make a huge difference to the quality of outcome for the young people concerned. Local authorities should embrace those partners wholeheartedly. On balance, the Government's approach of setting out the legal requirements plainly and supplementing them with the strong guidance, codes and forward planning in documents such as ““Every Child Matters”” is right, provided that we maintain evaluation and monitoring and that we chivvy the local authorities that do not perform as well as most others do. Having said that, I support new clause 19.