Education Bill [HL]

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:03 pm on 21 February 2005.

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Photo of Baroness Walmsley Baroness Walmsley Shadow Minister, Home Affairs 5:03, 21 February 2005

My Lords, I thank the Minister for those words of reassurance, which have helped to set my mind at rest. I welcome in particular the fact that the inspections will be looking not only for process but for outcomes. That is vitally important.

We shall have to look carefully at how this works through into the inspection framework. The outcomes that we all seek under the Children Act 2004 will take time and if the inspections are to be a genuine lever for change the quality of the training and the framework outlined by the Minister will be vitally important. I am not inclined to press the matter further today. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.