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For example, different parts of a piece of land may be in different accounts within the council—one may be in the parks account, one may be in the housing account and another may be in the planning account, administered by the estates d...
Those changes will provide additional safeguards for vulnerable groups in advance of the coming into force of the vetting and barring scheme. We intend to lay the draft regulations in time to allow the changes to come into effect by 1 April this year.
In the past, we have seen a short-term approach being taken, with short-term savings being made, but we have ended up having to pay more. We can now ensure that we lay the foundations at the beginning.How will we achieve our aims?
It is important that the Executive is genuinely held to account within our democratic structures and that the opinions of back benchers are given due account as well.
If my concerns about the drafting are well founded but you take a different view from mine, I give you the opportunity to lay an amended order that would give effect to your original intention rather than to my preference.