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| | (2) | In section 164 (Statutory Maternity Pay—entitlement and liability to pay) in |
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| | subsection (9) (power to make regulations) there is inserted— |
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| | “(b) | specify circumstances in which there is a liability to make |
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| | additional statutory maternity payments to a woman who has |
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| | given birth to more than one child as a result of a single |
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| | Extension of emergency leave entitlement to grandparents |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 57A(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 insert after (d)— |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | A qualifying employee who satisfies prescribed conditions may be absent from |
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| | work at any time during an adjustment leave period. |
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| | (2) | An adjustment leave period is a period calculated with regulations made by the |
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| | (3) | The regulations under subsection (2) shall include provision for determining the |
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| | extent of an employee’s entitlement to leave under this section but shall secure |
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| | that where an employee is entitled to leave under this section he is entitled to at |
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| | (4) | An employee who exercises his rights under subsection (1)— |
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| | (a) | is entitled, for such purposes and to such extent as may be prescribed, to |
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| | the benefit of the terms and conditions of employment which would have |
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| | applied if he had not been absent, |
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| | (b) | is bound, for such purposes and to such extent as may be prescribed, by |
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| | any obligations arising under those terms and conditions (except in so far |
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| | as they are inconsistent with subsection (1)), and |
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| | (c) | is entitled to return from leave to a job of a prescribed kind;. |
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| | (5) | For the purposes of this section, an employee is a qualifying employee if— |
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| | (a) | he is the parent or carer of a disabled child or adult and his purpose for |
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| | applying for adjustment leave is to secure a temporary period of absence |
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| | to deal with a period of illness or diagnosis of disability of the cared-for |
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| | (b) | he is the bereaved parent of a child under the age of 18 and his purpose |
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| | in applying for adjustment leave is to secure a temporary period of |
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| | absence to deal with funeral and other arrangements due to the death of |
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| | Independent study: registration of births at children’s centres |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall commission an independent study of the likely |
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| | impact on the welfare of children of requiring births to be registered at children’s |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State may, by regulations, establish pilot schemes to trial the |
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| | registration of births within children’s centres, to inform the independent study |
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| | (3) | In this section “children’s centre” has the meaning given by section 5A(4) |
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| | (Arrangements for provision of children’s centres) of the Childcare Act 2006.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | ACAS shall produce guidance that provides employers with information on the |
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| | role of women who wish to breastfeed their babies at work. |
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| | (2) | The guidance shall include— |
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| | (a) | the amount of time it would be reasonable to allow mothers to breastfeed |
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| | (b) | information on the provision of facilities to do so; |
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| | (c) | information on dealing with requests to do so in the workplace; and |
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| | (d) | information on how to make it easier for women to return to the |
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| | workplace should they wish to breastfeed at work.’. |
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| | Child protection concerns and protected disclosures under the Employment Rights Act |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 43B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (disclosures qualifying for |
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| | protection), insert the following— |
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| | “(1A) | In this part where a disclosure of information raises child protection |
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| | concerns a “qualifying disclosure” means any disclosure of information |
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| | which, in the reasonable suspicion or concern of the worker making the |
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| | disclosure tends to show that a child has been abused or harmed, is being |
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| | abused or harmed or is likely to be abused or harmed.”.’. |
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| | Arrangements to support child witnesses |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall by order introduce arrangements to establish |
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| | specialist courts in cases where a child has been sexually abused or harmed, and |
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| | where the child will be required to give evidence to the court, and to be examined |
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| | (2) | Arrangements made by order under subsection (1) above shall include |
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| | arrangements to appoint intermediaries to support child witnesses in all court |
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| | cases, and other measures to support child witnesses. |
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| | (3) | Orders under this section— |
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| | (a) | shall be exercisable by statutory instrument; and |
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| | (b) | may not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by |
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| | a resolution of each House of Parliament.’. |
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| Clause 110, page 112, line 37, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | Section 96(3) and (4), so far as relating to paragraphs 3, 53 to 59 and 61 of |
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| | Schedule 7, extends to Northern Ireland.’. |
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| | Order of the House [25 February 2013] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Children and Families Bill: |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 23 April 2013. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the |
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| | Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 2) |
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| | That the Order of 25 February 2013 (Children and Families Bill (Programme)) be |
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| | In paragraph 2 of the Order (conclusion of proceedings in Public Bill Committee), for |
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| | ‘Tuesday 23 April 2013’, substitute ‘Thursday 25 April 2013’. |
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| | Order of the Committee [5 March 2013] |
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| | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 5 |
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| | (a) | at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 March; |
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| | (b) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 March; |
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| | (c) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 March; |
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| | (d) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 14 March; |
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| | (e) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 March; |
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| | (f) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 21 March; |
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| | (g) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 16 April; |
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| | (h) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 18 April; and |
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| | (i) | at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 23 April; |
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| | (2) | the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following |
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| | (3) | proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the |
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| | following order: Clauses 1 to 6; Schedule 1; Clauses 7 to 12; Schedule 2; |
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| | Clauses 13 to 71; Schedule 3; Clauses 72 and 73; Schedule 4; Clauses 74 to |
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| | 85; Schedule 5; Clause 86; Schedule 6; Clauses 87 to 96; Schedule 7; Clauses |
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| | 97 to 104; new Clauses; new Schedules; Clauses 105 to 110; and remaining |
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| | proceedings on the Bill; and |
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| | (4) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 April. |
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| | The following Notices were withdrawn on 17 April: |
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