Clause 20

Part of Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:00 pm on 1 July 2008.

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Photo of Tim Loughton Tim Loughton Shadow Minister (Children) 4:00, 1 July 2008

We are heaping praise on Dorset. I seem to recall that Dorset piloted the giving of bursaries to children in the care system for particular education-related studies—for instance, more music lessons. That gave the authority control over its budget that it would not normally have had to allow pupils to pursue a subject in which they showed artistic, musical or educational promise. That was another example of good practice by Dorset.