§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many inspectors there are under the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act; and to which local authorities they are attached.
§ Mr. MoyleLocal authority social services departments assumed responsibility for inspection under the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1948 in place of health departments with the passage of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, but in no local authority is an officer designated as an inspector. In some social service departments these responsibilities are vested in an officer solely responsible for services for children under 5; in others they are combined with duties covering a wider field.