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| | (a) | the child or young person is able to access mainstream courses and |
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| | qualifications within that institution; |
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| | (b) | all staff working at the school who may have contact with the child or |
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| | young person are aware of the needs of that child or young person; |
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| | (c) | all web-based content provided by it or on its behalf meets British |
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| | (d) | all students in attendance at the institution are able to play an active role |
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| | (3) | The relevant authority should produce and publish a document explaining how it |
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| | meets its duties under this section. |
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| | (4) | The Secretary of State should, within one year of the commencement of this Act, |
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| | produce guidance for schools and post-16 institutions to assist them in fulfilling |
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| | their duties under this section.’. |
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| | Inclusion: apprenticeships |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as |
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| | (2) | After section 12(2) insert new subsection— |
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| | “(2A) | The requirements specified should not adversely affect the participation |
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| | of young people with special educational needs or disabilities in |
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| | apprenticeship schemes, if they are able to perform at the prescribed |
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| | occupational standard required by the apprenticeship framework.”.’. |
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| | Children and young people temporarily unable to attend mainstream school |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies where a child or young person of compulsory school age is |
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| | unable to attend school for a period of between one and twenty four months. |
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| | (2) | The local authority responsible for a child or young person for whom subsection |
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| | (1) applies must ensure that appropriate educational provision is available and |
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| | provided to the child or young person concerned, and that any identified health or |
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| | social care needs are provided for. |
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| | (3) | Regulations may specify acceptable reasons for which subsection (1) may apply, |
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| | including, but not limited to— |
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| | (a) | the placement of the child or young person in a certain school under |
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| | section 39 of this Act is the subject of dispute; |
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| | (b) | the child or young person has been withdrawn from school while an EHC |
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| | (c) | the child or young person has been withdrawn from school as a result of |
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| | a diagnosed medical condition; |
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| | (d) | the child or young person has been withdrawn from school, whether by |
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| | the school, their parents or themselves, as a result of bullying or fear of |
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| | (e) | the child or young person has been withdrawn from school as a result of |
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| | a diagnosed mental condition or temporary mental instability, including |
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| | (4) | In discharging their duties under this section, a local authority must— |
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| | (a) | consult with the child or young person and their family; |
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| | (b) | consult with the school at which the child or young person is currently |
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| | enrolled, or was last enrolled at; |
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| | (c) | consult with professionals from any other agency known to be in contact |
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| | with the child or young person and their family in relation to the reason |
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| | for which the child or young person concerned has been withdrawn from |
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| | (d) | continue to monitor the development of the child or young person |
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| | (e) | have regard to the age and prior educational outcomes of the child or |
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| | young person when determining provision, and |
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| | (f) | consider the suitability of internet-based educational provision.’. |
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| | Reporting on implementation of Part 3 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Within the period of one year beginning with the commencement of this Part, |
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| | and every year thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a |
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| | report about the effect of this Part.’. |
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| | Access to therapeutic support |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Where a child has been abused or harmed, or a child has been placed at risk of |
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| | abuse or harm, the local authority or clinical commissioning group has a duty to |
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| | provide health services, where appropriate. |
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| | “health services” includes, but is not limited to, therapeutic counselling and |
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| | other mental health services; |
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| | “local authority” has the meaning given by subsection 13(9); |
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| | “clinical commissioning group” has the meaning given by section 10 of the |
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| | Health and Social Care Act 2012.’. |
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| | Duty to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of looked after children |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 22 of the Children Act 1989 [General duty of local authority in relation |
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| | to children looked after by them] after subsection (3A) insert the following new |
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| | “(3B) | The duty of a local authority under subsection (3)(a) to safeguard and |
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| | promote the welfare of a child looked after by them includes in particular |
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| | a duty to promote the child’s mental health and emotional wellbeing. |
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| | (3C) | A local authority in England must appoint at least one person for the |
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| | purposes of discharging the duties imposed by virtue of subsection (3B). |
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| | (3D) | A person appointed by a local authority under subsection (3C) must be |
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| | an officer or the local authority, another local authority or a health body |
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| | Maintaining a register of sight impaired and severely sight impaired children and young |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘A local authority in England must establish and maintain a register of sight |
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| | impaired and severely sight impaired children and young people who are |
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| | ordinarily resident in its area.’. |
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| | Duty to assess and meet young carers’ needs for care and support |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Where it appears to a local authority that a child within their area may provide or |
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| | be about to provide care to an adult or a child who is disabled, the authority |
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| | (a) | assess whether the child has needs for support relating to their caring role |
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| | (or is likely to have such needs in the future), and |
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| | (b) | if the child is found to have such needs, set out what those needs are (or |
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| | are likely to be in the future). |
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| | (2) | Having carried out an assessment under subsection (1), a local authority must |
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| | meet those needs for support which it considers to be necessary to meet in order |
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| | to safeguard and promote the child’s welfare. |
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| | (3) | Having carried out an assessment under subsection (1), a local authority must also |
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| | consider whether the adult is or may be eligible for assessment under the Care and |
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| | Support Act 2013, and if so must ensure such an assessment is carried out unless |
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| | (4) | Having carried out an assessment under subsection (1), a local authority must |
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| | consider whether, in the case of a child who is caring for a disabled child, the child |
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| | being cared for requires an assessment under the Children Act 1989 and if so shall |
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| | carry out that assessment unless the person with parental responsibility for that |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State shall issue guidance in relation to the duties set out above |
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| | having consulted with persons whom the Secretary of State considers to be |
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| | appropriate, the said guidance to be issued under section 7 of the Local Authority |
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| | Social Services Act 1970. |
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| | (6) | Any service provided by an authority in the exercise of functions conferred on |
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| | them under this section may be provided for the family or for any member of the |
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| | child’s family, and may include— |
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| | (a) | services to the adult the child is providing care for to meet the adult’s |
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| | needs for care and support; and |
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| | (b) | services to the adult to enhance their parenting capacity. |
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| | | If such services are provided with a view to safeguarding and promoting the |
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| | Inspection and review of local authorities in England |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Section 135 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 135(1)(e), insert— |
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| | “(ea) | the functions conferred on the authority under Part 3 of the |
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| | Children and Families Act 2013.”. |
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| | (3) | After section 136(4), insert— |
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| | “(5) | The Chief Inspector must inspect the performance by an authority in |
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| | supporting children and young people with special educational needs.”.’. |
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| | Registration of births within children’s centres: pilot scheme |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must, by regulations, establish a pilot scheme to trial the |
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| | registration of births within children’s centres. |
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| | (2) | The pilot scheme established under this section must name no less than six local |
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| | authorities in which the registration of births within children’s centres will be |
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| | (3) | The Secretary of State must make available funding for the pilot schemes |
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| | established under this section. |
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| | (4) | Pilot schemes established under this section should— |
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| | (a) | last not less than 12 months and not more than 24; and |
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| | (b) | be evaluated by an independent body. |
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| | (5) | The independent body evaluating the pilot schemes in accordance with paragraph |
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| | (4)(b) must present a report to the Secretary of State within three months of their |
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| | conclusion, assessing the effectiveness of the pilot schemes against criteria |
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| | (b) | the levels of engagement with children’s centres by new parents; |
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| | (c) | an analysis of the changes in relationship between the children’s centres |
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| | (d) | the change in health and developmental indicators within their catchment |
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| | (6) | Regulations under this section— |
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| | (a) | shall be made by statutory instrument, and |
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| | (b) | may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by |
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| | resolution of each House of Parliament. |
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| | (7) | Before regulations under subsection (6) are laid before Parliament the Secretary |
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| | (a) | local authorities and directors of children’s services; |
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| | (b) | organisations other than local authorities involved in the management of |
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| | (c) | the Department for Health and health agencies, and |
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| | (d) | any other person or organisation he may deem appropriate. |
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| | (8) | 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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| | Registration of births to take place only at children’s centres |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 14A (re-registration after declaration of parentage) insert— |
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| | “14B | Registration of births to take place only at children’s centres |
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| | Information relating to the birth of every child born in England required |
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| | to be given under this Part, and any duty under this Part to sign the |
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| | register of births, may be given or fulfilled only at a children’s centre, as |
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| | defined in section 5A of the Childcare Act 2006 (arrangements for |
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| | provision of children’s centres).”.’. |
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| | Report of inspections of home-based child care settings |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 (report of inspections) in subsection (1) |
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| | after paragraph (c) insert— |
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| | “(ca) | how well home-based child care setting meet the attachment needs of |
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| | Inclusive and accessible education, health and social care provision |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In exercising a function under Part 3 of this Act, a local authority and NHS |
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| | bodies in England must promote and secure inclusive and accessible education, |
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| | health and social care provision to support children, young people and their |
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| | Constraints on Children’s Commissioner |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In Schedule 1 to the Children Act 2004, in paragraph 1 (status) after sub- |
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| | “(3) | The Minister shall have due regard to the desirability of ensuring that the |
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| | Children’s Commissioner is under as few constraints as reasonably |
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| | (a) | the Commissioner’s activities, |
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| | (b) | the Commissioners’s timetables, and |
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| | (c) | the Commissioner’s priorities.”.’. |
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| | Staff to child ratios: Ofsted-registered childminder settings |
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| | Negatived on division NC38 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | This section applies to Ofsted-registered childminder settings. |
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| | (2) | The ratio of staff to children under the age of eight must be no less than one to |
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| | (a) | a maximum of three children may be young children; |
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| | (b) | a maximum of one child is under the age of one. |
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| | (3) | Any care provided by childminders for older children must not adversely affect |
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| | the care of children receiving early years provision. |
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| | (4) | If a childminder can demonstrate to parents, carers and inspectors, that the |
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| | individual needs of all the children are being met, then in addition to the ratio set |
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| | out in subsection (2), they may also care for— |
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| | (a) | babies who are siblings of the children referred to in subsection (2), or |
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| | (5) | If children aged between four and five years only attend the childminding setting |
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| | outside of normal school hours or the normal school term time, they may be cared |
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| | for at the same time as three other young children, provided that at no time does |
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| | the ratio of staff to children under the age of eight exceed one to six. |
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| | (6) | If a childminder employs an assistant or works with another childminder, each |
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| | childminder or assistant may care for the number of children permitted by the |
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| | ratios specified in subsections (2), (4) and (5). |
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