Clause 5

Part of Education Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:30 am on 17 March 2011.

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Photo of Meg Munn Meg Munn Labour, Sheffield, Heeley 9:30, 17 March 2011

Yes, that is exactly the point—it would be reduced. Somebody who is intent on persuading a child to meet them will use whatever mechanisms they can, but do we really want to be in a position where it is known that schools can just keep a child in, which enables an abuser to get to a child more easily?