Clause 6 - Duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents
Childcare Bill
3:30 pm
Ann Coffey (PPS (Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Secretary of State), Scotland Office; Stockport, Labour)
I thought you were going to tell me to shut up, Mr. Benton.
There were very few formal qualifications in that area, and the local authority’s rigid application of the quality test meant that people did not feel able to apply for positions as child minders. If quality is to be the responsibility of local authorities, how would the hon. Lady ensure consistency across local authorities and that standards were not applied in one area but not another?