HC Deb 18 November 1971 vol 826 c192W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he hopes to bring the remaining provisions of the Children Act, 1969, into operation.

Mr. Carlisle

Implementation of the remaining provisions of the Act which the Government intend to bring into force must be related to the further development of the relevant local authority services. My right hon. Friend is in touch with his right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Social Services and for Wales about this, but I think it unlikely that further implementation will be possible in 1972.