Clause 2 - Notice of patient's possible need
Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill
12:15 pm
Mr John Baron (Billericay, Conservative)
I wholeheartedly support my right hon. Friend's amendment. It seems strange that such fines should be so badly targeted. Housing authorities are not in the loop, and if social services are not responsible for the delay, why should they be fined? It seems grossly unfair. We seem to have only half the
picture. As my right hon. Friend said, the housing associations should be brought within the loop.