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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Wednesday 10 April 2013

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

 

Children and Families Bill Committee 157-191, 193-207 and 209-11

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Children and Families Bill

 

Extension of CCFW’s remit

 

Lisa Nandy

 

NC35

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In section 72B of the Care Standards Act 2000, after subsection (1)(b) add—

 

“(c)    

the exercise or proposed exercise in relation to Wales of any

 

function of a UK Government Minister.”.’.

 

Lucy Powell

 

265

 

Clause  77,  page  50,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(ga)    

investigate the effectiveness of the safety and protection of children

 

living at any specific premises which the Children’s Commissioner is

 

empowered to enter under section 2E.’.

 

Lucy Powell

 

266

 

Clause  77,  page  51,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

consult, so far as possible, all children living at any premises that the

 

Commissioner is investigating under section 2(3)(ga).’.

 

Lucy Powell

 

267

 

Clause  77,  page  51,  line  20,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

For investigations under section 2(3)(ga), where a report contains

 

recommendations, the Commissioner must require that the person towards whom

 

those recommendations are directed implement them, or otherwise to state in

 

writing why they are unable to do so.’.


 
 

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214

 

Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Lucy Powell

 

268

 

Clause  79,  page  51,  line  40,  after ‘child’, insert ‘or children’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

269

 

Clause  77,  page  50,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(ga)    

investigate reported instances of the trafficking of children, with

 

particular regard to migrant children;

 

(gb)    

investigate matters relating to children in custody.’.

 

Inclusive and accessible education, health and social care provision

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

NC36

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In exercising a function under Part 3 of this Act, a local authority and NHS

 

bodies in England must promote and secure inclusive and accessible education,

 

health and social care provision to support children, young people and their

 

families.’.

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

270

 

Clause  77,  page  50,  line  43,  after ‘function’, insert ‘and have due regard to their

 

views.’.

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

271

 

Clause  77,  page  51,  line  8,  after ‘known’, insert ‘and have due regard to their

 

views.’.

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

272

 

Clause  82,  page  53,  line  5,  at end insert ‘and have due regard to their views.’.

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

273

 

Clause  83,  page  53,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and the extent to which the

 

Commissioner has had due regard to their views.’.

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

274

 

Clause  84,  page  54,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

A child is within this subsection if he or she is detained in pursuance of—

 

(a)    

an order made by a court, or

 

(b)    

an order of recall made by the Secretary of State.

 

(5B)    

A child is within this subsection if he or she has been identified by a professional

 

as a potential victim of trafficking.

 

(5C)    

A child is within this subsection if he or she is a separated migrant child.’.


 
 

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Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Constraints on Children’s Commissioner

 

Mr Steve Reed

 

NC37

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In Schedule 1 to the Children Act 2004, in paragraph 1 (status) after sub-

 

paragraph (2) insert—

 

“(3)    

The Minister shall have due regard to the desirability of ensuring that the

 

Children’s Commissioner is under as few constraints as reasonably

 

possible in determining—

 

(a)    

the Commissioner’s activities,

 

(b)    

the Commissioners’s timetables, and

 

(c)    

the Commissioner’s priorities.”.’.

 


 
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