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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 14 March 2013

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Children and Families Bill


 

[SEVENTH AND EIGHTH Sittings]


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  9

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  leave out lines 27 to 35.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr. Edward Timpson

 

Agreed to  15

 

Schedule  1,  page  116,  line  14,  leave out paragraph 11 and insert—

 

‘11(1)  

Sections 125 to 131 cease to have effect in relation to Scotland.

 

      (2)  

Accordingly, in section 149 (extent), in subsection (4) omit paragraph (b).’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  10

 

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In subsection (1), after paragraph (d) insert—

 

“(e)    

his siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).”.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Agreed to  16

 

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  46,  at end insert—

 

(3A)    

In section 96(3) of that Act (section 95 does not prohibit payment of legal or

 

medical expenses in connection with applications under section 26 etc) after “26”

 

insert “, 51A”.

 

(3B)    

In section 1(1) of the Family Law Act 1986 (orders which are Part 1 orders) after

 

paragraph (ab) insert—

 

“(ac)    

an order made under section 51A of the Adoption and Children

 

Act 2002 (post-adoption contact), other than an order varying or

 

revoking such an order;”.

 

(3C)    

In section 2 of that Act (jurisdiction of courts in England and Wales to make Part

 

1 orders: pre-conditions) after subsection (2B) insert—

 

“(2C)    

A court in England and Wales shall not have jurisdiction to make an order

 

under section 51A of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 unless—

 

(a)    

it has jurisdiction under the Council Regulation or the Hague

 

Convention, or

 

(b)    

neither the Council Regulation nor the Hague Convention

 

applies but the condition in section 3 of this Act is satisfied.”’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Agreed to  17

 

Clause  8,  page  8,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

In section 17(4) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (persons to be given notice of

 

application for service family child assessment order) before paragraph (e)

 

insert—

 

“(db)    

any person in whose favour an order under section 51A of the

 

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact) is in

 

force with respect to the child;”.

 

(6)    

In section 18(7) of that Act (persons who may apply to vary or discharge a service

 

family child assessment order) before paragraph (e) insert—

 

“(db)    

any person in whose favour an order under section 51A of the

 

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact) is in

 

force with respect to the child;”.

 

(7)    

In section 20(8) of that Act (persons who are to be allowed reasonable contact

 

with a child subject to a protection order) before paragraph (d) insert—

 

“(cb)    

any person in whose favour an order under section 51A of the

 

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact) is in

 

force with respect to the child;”.

 

(8)    

In section 22A(7) of that Act (persons who are to be allowed reasonable contact

 

with a child in service police protection) before paragraph (d) insert—

 

“(cb)    

any person in whose favour an order under section 51A of the

 

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (post-adoption contact) is in

 

force with respect to the child,”.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Bill Esterson

 

Withdrawn  2

 

Clause  9,  page  8,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(3D)    

A person appointed by a local authority under subsection (3B) shall be

 

responsible for oversight of the way in which pupil premium for children looked

 

after by that authority is spent.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Not called  18

 

Clause  9,  page  8,  line  15,  at end add—

 

‘(3D)    

A person appointed by a local authority under subsection (3B) is reponsible for

 

promoting the educational attainment of children in all schools in the local

 

authority area receiving public funding, including Academies.

 

(3E)    

A person appointed by a local authority under subsection (3B) has responsibility

 

for allocating the pupil premium for the education of looked after children paid

 

to the local authority pursuant to section 14 of the Education Act 2002.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  19

 

Clause  10,  page  8,  line  20,  at end insert ‘unless in the view of the court it is

 

unreasonable to do so’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  20

 

Clause  10,  page  8,  line  34,  at end insert ‘“approved mediator” means a mediator

 

who satisfies such training and quality assurance standards as the Lord Chancellor may

 

by regulations specify;’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Not called  21

 

Clause  10,  page  8,  line  36,  after ‘held’, insert ‘with an approved mediator’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  23

 

Clause  11,  page  9,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(2B)    

“Involvement” means any kind of direct or indirect involvement that promotes

 

the welfare of the child, but shall not be taken to mean any particular division of

 

a child’s time.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 14 March 2013          

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Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Not selected  22

 

Page  9,  line  11,  leave out Clause 11.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  24

 

Clause  12,  page  9,  leave out lines 38 to 41, and insert—

 

‘(a)    

with whom a child is to—

 

(i)    

live,

 

(ii)    

spend time, or

 

(iii)    

otherwise have contact; and

 

(b)    

when, with any person, a child is to—

 

(i)    

live,

 

(ii)    

spend time, or

 

(iii)    

otherwise have contact.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Not called  25

 

Clause  12,  page  9,  line  42,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

“Rights of custody” under the Hague Convention are determined by an order

 

made under subsection (3)(a)(i).’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

 


 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Withdrawn  26

 

Clause  13,  page  10,  line  14,  leave out subsection (5).


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 14 March 2013          

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Children and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Lisa Nandy

 

Sharon Hodgson

 

Not called  27

 

Clause  13,  page  10,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

The court shall raise with the parties at the first hearing the issue of whether the

 

use of expert evidence is likely to be necessary in the proceedings and shall have

 

particular regard to setting a timetable for consideration of applications for

 

permission to put expert evidence before the court.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned until Tuesday 19 March at 8.55 am


 
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