I am most grateful to the noble Lord. For clarification, the provision that he has cited says that the duty to conduct an inquiry does not apply. It does not say that local authorities should not conduct an inquiry. I think that that is an important distinction.
Care Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 29 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Care Bill [HL].
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