Clause 5

Part of Education Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 17 March 2011.

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Photo of Julie Hilling Julie Hilling Labour, Bolton West 10:15, 17 March 2011

One of my concerns is that children with special needs or carers are already subject to some disadvantage from their peers. They are frequently subject to bullying and being seen as different. Saying that children and young people who have caring responsibilities or who have a disability cannot have a same-day detention but other children can, makes those children more vulnerable to discrimination from their peers. I do not understand why we want to put those children at more disadvantage and risk by saying that they cannot be treated the same as their peer group.