Clause 11
Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight, Conservative)
I am listening with some care to what my hon. Friend is saying. I have a problem, which is that I live on the Isle of Wight. I am sure that he is familiar with that in relation to other issues. If the officer has not worked in 10 years, the problem is that they are likely to have left employment for that time if they lived locally, or they have retired. There is also the question of how up to date their knowledge is. Could my hon. Friend give some indication of how many people we are talking about—one in 10 years, or 20 in 10 years? I know that it is difficult, but that would help make my thoughts clearer.