Clause 58
8:30 pm
David Laws (Yeovil, Liberal Democrat)
I am sorry to labour this point, but it is quite important. I am happy to leave aside the cases where a local authority clearly is not capable of carrying out its duties, because that is not what we are talking about. We are talking about circumstances where the YPLA might, even with a local authority operating perfectly properly, intervene to become the direct commissioner against the wishes of the local authority. I am not convinced yet that the Minister has explained why that would be necessary, unless the local authority was a failing authority.