I am concerned about the oversight function of local authorities. All too often when prospective adopting parents come before a committee, social workers might have one view and the councillor on the committee a different view, and the councillor almost always gets overruled. Is this something that the Secretary of State should look at?
Education and Adoption Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Flello
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Education and Adoption Bill.
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