Clause 44
12:45 pm
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole, Liberal Democrat)
Perhaps I can clarify one matter. The point about the amendment removing “that an authority decide” was to replace the phrase with something that gave the local authority a clear basis on which to make its decision. The Minister has responded to say that, effectively, the criteria will be set up in statutory guidance. With that assurance, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.