House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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213

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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