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Social Care News: Children Bill - Lib Dems' housing amendment plan

The Liberal Democrats plan to try to amend the Children Bill to ensure that housing is given a more central role.

The party's children's spokeswoman, Annette Brooke, told a fringe session at its conference in Bournemouth that she wanted to see housing given a core role on local safeguarding children boards.

The amendment may also call for a named person in social services departments to be in charge of liaising with district councils' housing departments.

"We need to do something in places where there is a two-tier structure," she said.

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