§ Lady Olga MaitlandTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to ensure that children who might abscond while in care are properly escorted while outside the home.
§ Mr. YeoAdvice on physical intervention to prevent a detained child from running away from an open children's home, or while being escorted outside a secure accommodation care unit, is included in the guidance on permissible forms of control in children's residential care published by the Department on 28 April 1993. It is the responsibility of management to interpret this guidance and develop policies and procedures within which to operate. A copy of the guidance is available in the Library.
FHSA Number of GPs Number of medical practices Number of fundholding practices Number of fundholding GPs Cheshire 512 143 47 236 Liverpool 240 104 18 54 St. Helens and Knowsley 176 76 12 40 Sefton 141 55 13 52 Wirral 178 68 11 41 Total for Mersey RHA 1,247 446 101 423 Information on GP numbers is collected by family health services authorities; the data are for 1 October 1992. Fundholding figures are for 30 April 1993.