§ 95. Miss Baconasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities in England and Wales have established reception centres for children, as required by Section 15 (2) of the Children Act, 1948.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThirty-eight local authorities have established reception centres with facilities for observation of the children's physical and mental condition, a further 13 are in process of providing such centres, and others are planned. Some local authorities have arranged to share centres. For the time being short-stay homes are used for the temporary reception of children in some areas.