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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 19 March 2013

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Children and Families Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [5 March 2013].

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

28

 

Clause  14,  page  12,  line  15,  after ‘issued’, insert ‘unless the court considers it

 

necessary in order to safeguard or promote the child’s welfare to permit additional time

 

for the disposing of the application.’.

 

Lucy Powell

 

33

 

Clause  14,  page  12,  line  35,  at end insert ‘or promote the child’s long-term

 

welfare.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

29

 

Clause  14,  page  13,  line  4,  after ‘weeks’, insert ‘or, having taken into consideration

 

the safeguarding and promotion of the child’s welfare, following evidence presented to

 

the court relating to a planned programme of intervention, such longer time period as the

 

court deems appropriate.’.

 



 
 

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Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

30

 

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(A1)    

Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 (general duty of local authority in relation to

 

children looked after by them) is amended as follows—

 

            In subsection (4), after “proposing to look after,”, insert “including when

 

making any fundamental change to the care plan before or after a care

 

order has been made.”.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

31

 

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  10,  after ‘provisions’, insert ‘and sibling placement

 

arrangements’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

32

 

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  13,  at end insert ‘unless it deems such consideration

 

necessary in assessing the permanence provisions of the section 31A plan for the child

 

concerned and making the care order, taking into account the circumstances of the

 

application and the safeguarding and promotion of the child’s welfare.’.

 


 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

68

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  17,  leave out ‘a local authority’ and insert ‘local

 

authorities and NHS bodies’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

69

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  30,  at end add—

 

‘(e)    

the well-being of the child or young person’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

70

 

Clause  19,  page  17,  line  30,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

The Secretary of State shall make regulations defining the objectives that—

 

(a)    

a local authority in England, or

 

(b)    

a local partner of that local authority, pursuant to section 28, subsection

 

(2), paragraphs (j) to (m),

 

    

shall pursue in exercising a function under this Part.

 

(3)    

Objectives under subsection (2) must include, but are not limited to—

 

(a)    

increasing, maintaining and promoting positive family relationships;

 

(b)    

increasing, maintaining and promoting the participation of children and

 

young people and their families in local community activities;


 
 

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(c)    

where possible, increasing the proximity of services for children and

 

young people and their families to where they are needed, and

 

(d)    

where possible, increasing the accessibility of services with regard to the

 

financial circumstances and working arrangements of the children and

 

young people and their families they cater to.’.

 


 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

71

 

Clause  20,  page  17,  leave out lines 40 to 42 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

is a disabled person as defined by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

72

 

Clause  20,  page  17,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

has a chronic illness or long-term health condition which impacts on his

 

or her ability to access the same learning opportunities as their peers

 

without additional or extra provision.’.

 


 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

189

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  16,  at end insert ‘including the private, voluntary and

 

independent early years sector and home-based early years provision.’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

55

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  19,  leave out ‘all forms of’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

56

 

Clause  21,  page  18,  line  20,  leave out ‘(whether or not’.

 


 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

195

 

Clause  22,  page  18,  line  32,  after ‘identifies’, insert ‘as early as possible’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

40

 

Clause  22,  page  18,  line  33,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

Regulations must make provision for how local authorities exercise their

 

functions referred to in subsection (1).’.


 
 

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Mr Robert Buckland

 

54

 

Clause  22,  page  18,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Regulations must make provision for the collection and publication of data

 

relating to children and young people by type of Special Education Need.’.

 


 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

206

 

Clause  24,  page  19,  line  3,  leave out ‘who is under compulsory school age’.

 


 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

187

 

Clause  25,  page  19,  line  21,  leave out ‘in its area who have special educational

 

needs and insert—

 

‘(i)    

in its area who have special educational needs, or

 

(ii)    

outside its area for children or young people for whom it is

 

responsible who have special educational needs.’

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

73

 

Clause  25,  page  19,  line  28,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Annette Brooke

 

198

 

Clause  25,  page  19,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

communication, language and literacy.’.

 


 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

57

 

Clause  26,  page  19,  line  38,  leave out ‘clinical commissioning groups’ and insert

 

‘commissioning bodies’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

204

 

Clause  26,  page  19,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A local authority in England must, in exercising its functions under this Part,

 

consider how it may encourage through any process of procurement it shall carry

 

out—

 

(a)    

a diversity of provision of education; and

 

(b)    

non-discrimination between maintained schools and non-maintained

 

schools.’.


 
 

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Mr Robert Buckland

 

214

 

Clause  26,  page  19,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Local authorities and Health and Wellbeing Boards must put in place

 

arrangements for jointly reviewing services and developing joint outcomes

 

frameworks.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

74

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

any other provision deemed necessary to meet the special educational,

 

health or social care needs of a child or young person.’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

58

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  7,  leave out ‘special educational needs of the children and

 

young people concerned’ and insert ‘learning difficulties and disabilities which result in

 

the children and young people concerned having special educational needs’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

47

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  7,  leave out ‘special educational’ and insert ‘educational,

 

health and care’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

75

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

compliance with the disability provisions of the Equalities Act.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

76

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

ensuring reasonable adjustments required are made.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

199

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

securing the provision set out in section 30 [Local offer for children and

 

young people with special educational needs].’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

59

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  32,  leave out subsection (8) and insert—

 

‘(8)    

A local authority’s “partner commissioning bodies” are—

 

(a)    

the National Health Service Commissioning Board, to the extent that it is

 

under a duty under section 3B of the National Health Service Act 2006 to

 

arrange for the provision of services or facilities for any children and

 

young people for whom the authority is responsible who have special

 

educational needs, and


 
 

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(b)    

each clinical commissioning group that is under a duty under section 3 of

 

that Act to arrange for the provision of services or facilities for any such

 

children and young people.

 

(9)    

Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a clinical commissioning

 

group that would otherwise be a partner commissioning body of a local authority

 

by virtue of subsection (8)(b) is to be treated as not being a partner

 

commissioning body of the authority.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

77

 

Clause  26,  page  20,  line  34,  at end add—

 

‘(9)    

The local authority must publish joint commissioning agreements in digital

 

format within one calendar month of said agreement being finalised or revised,

 

and make printed copies available on request.

 

(10)    

In providing printed copies of joint commissioning agreements by virtue of

 

subsection (9), the local authority may charge a fee, the level of which should not

 

exceed the cost of supplying the copy.’.

 


 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

78

 

Clause  27,  page  20,  line  38,  after first ‘provision’, insert ‘, health care provision’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

48

 

Clause  27,  page  20,  line  40,  after ‘needs’, insert ‘and disabled children and young

 

people.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

79

 

Clause  27,  page  20,  line  41,  after first ‘provision’, insert ‘, health care provision’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

49

 

Clause  27,  page  20,  line  43,  after ‘needs’, insert ‘and disabled children and young

 

people.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

80

 

Clause  27,  page  20,  line  43,  at end insert ‘including provision in institutions

 

approved by the Secretary of State by virtue of section 41 of this Part.’.


 
 

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Mr Robert Buckland

 

50

 

Clause  27,  page  21,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

If the education and care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) is

 

deemed insufficient to meet the needs of children and young people under

 

subsection (2), a local authority must—

 

(a)    

publish these findings; and

 

(b)    

improve that provision until it is deemed by those consulted in subsection

 

(3) to be sufficient to meet all the needs identified under section (22).’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

81

 

Clause  27,  page  21,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The local authority must assess the extent to which there is sufficient funding in

 

place to secure the provision detailed in subsection (1) for all the children and

 

young people and their families who require it.

 

(2B)    

Where a local authority exercising its duty under subsection (2A) finds that it

 

does not have sufficient funding in place to secure adequate provision for all

 

children and young people who require that provision, the authority must

 

consider jointly commissioning services for which it is exclusively responsible

 

with neighbouring local authorities, where this is appropriate.’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

193

 

Clause  27,  page  21,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(a)    

the governing bodies, proprietors or principals of institutions approved

 

by the Secretary of State under section 41 (independent special schools

 

and special post-16 institutions: approval).’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

82

 

Clause  27,  page  21,  line  27,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

The local authority must demonstrate that any changes in services made as a

 

result of exercising its functions under this section will have the effect of

 

improving provision available for children and young people with special

 

educational needs and their families.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

83

 

Clause  27,  page  21,  line  27,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

The local authority must prepare and publish a report at least every 24 months

 

setting out how it has met its duties under this section.’.

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

200

 

Clause  28,  page  21,  line  37,  leave out ‘maintained nursery school’ and insert ‘the

 

providers of relevant early years education in its area’.


 
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