51.   Nevertheless, local authorities have power not only to prevent developments which would clash with amenity but also to reject badly designed developments which are not intrinsically harmful.

52.   Local authorities will have until the end of September to put in bids for funding.

53.   Appointing authorities have reputations to keep and therefore have an incentive to maintain standards.

54.   He must know when the local authority has a duty to investigate and how that investigation should be conducted.

55.   Local authorities have a duty to provide services which will maintain the family unit and enable children to be brought up within it.

56.   In most cases a local authority only has a duty to provide services under the Act if a child is in need.

57.   Local authorities have a duty to accommodate children in certain circumstances and a power to do so in others.

58.   Parents and those caring for children need to know when local authorities have a duty to investigate and what form that investigation must take.

59.   While a care order is in force the local authority will have parental responsibility for the child.

60.   Most local authorities have yet to set their budgets but I am glad to report to the house the press reports indicate a far more modest level of increase.