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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Wednesday 5 June 2013

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

1233-36 of the 2012-2013 Session

 

5-6, 135-36, 137-39, 283-84 and 285-96 of the 2013-2014 Session

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Children and Families Bill, As Amended

 

Provision of further assistance to care leavers up to the age of 25

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Bill Esterson

 

Annette Brooke

 

NC16

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 (Further assistance to pursue education

 

or training) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

At the end of the section heading insert “or for welfare purposes”.

 

(3)    

In subsection (1)(a), at the end, insert “and”.

 

(4)    

In subsection (1)(b), omit the last “and”.

 

(5)    

Omit subsection (1)(c).

 

(6)    

In subsection (4), after “training”, insert “or welfare”.

 

(7)    

In subsection (5)(a), omit the last “or”.

 

(8)    

In subsection (5)(b), after “training”, insert “or welfare”.

 

(9)    

At the end of subsection (5), add the following new paragraphs—

 

“(c)    

providing advice and support in relation to his welfare; or

 

(d)    

making a grant in exceptional circumstances to enable him to

 

meet expenses connected with his welfare.”.’.

 

Caroline Nokes

 

30

 

Clause  30,  page  24,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

arrangements to assist young people and parents in managing a personal

 

budget should they choose one.’.


 
 

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Amendments to the Health Act 2006

 

Alex Cunningham

 

NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Health Act 2006 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After section 8, insert—

 

“8A    

Offence of failing to prevent smoking in a private vehicle when

 

children are present

 

(1)    

It is the duty of any person who drives a private vehicle to ensure that the

 

vehicle is smoke-free whenever a child or children under the age of 18

 

are in such vehicle or part of such vehicle.

 

(2)    

A person who fails to comply with the duty in subsection (1) commits an

 

offence.

 

(3)    

A person convicted of an offence under this section is liable on summary

 

conviction to a fine of £60.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State may introduce regulations to alter the level of

 

penalty payable under subsection (3).

 

(5)    

The Secretary of State shall update all relevant regulations regarding the

 

offence created under subsection (2) within six months of this section

 

coming into force.

 

(3)    

In section 79(4)(a), leave out “or 8(7)” and insert “, 8(7), or 8A(3).”.’.

 

Bill Esterson

 

Craig Whittaker

 

31

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  8,   at end insert ‘and section 23B subsection (8A) and

 

monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of that local authority in discharging its duties

 

under section 23C subsection (4B) and 23CA and advising them on ways to improve.’.

 

Bill Esterson

 

Craig Whittaker

 

32

 

Clause  9,  page  9,  line  11,  at end insert ‘In the Children Act 1989, in section 23B

 

after subsection 8 insert—

 

“(8A)    

The duty of local authorities under subsection (8) to safeguard and promote the

 

child’s welfare, includes in particular a duty to promote the child’s educational

 

achievement.”.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

33

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out line 9 and insert ‘satisfied that C should be placed for

 

adoption—’.


 
 

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Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

34

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In subsection (4), after paragraph (f) insert—

 

“(g)    

the child’s religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic

 

background, although this paragraph does not apply to an adoption

 

agency in Wales, to which subsection (5) instead applies.”.’.

 

Review of impact of under-occupancy penalty on prospective adopters, prospective

 

special guardians and foster parents

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

NC18

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the end of one year beginning with the day on which this Act receives

 

Royal Assent, the Secretary of State must—

 

(a)    

carry out a review of the impact of the housing under-occupancy penalty

 

on prospective adopters, prospective special guardians and foster parents,

 

and

 

(b)    

publish a report of the conclusions of the review.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

35

 

Clause  11,  page  10,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

‘(2B)    

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

 

welfare of the child. It shall not be taken to mean any particular division of a

 

child’s time.’.

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

36

 

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  46,  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”.”.’.


 
 

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Arrangements to support child witnesses

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Stephen Twigg

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

NC19

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall by order introduce arrangements to establish

 

specialist courts in cases where a child has been sexually abused or harmed, and

 

where the child will be required to give evidence to the court, and to be examined

 

by the court.

 

(2)    

Arrangements made by order under subsection (1) above shall include

 

arrangements to appoint intermediaries to support child witnesses in all court

 

cases, and other measures to support child witnesses.’.

 

Personal, social and health education in maintained schools

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Stella Creasy

 

NC20

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In section 84(3) of the Education Act 2002 (curriculum foundation subjects for

 

the first, second and third key stages), after paragraph (g) there is inserted—

 

“(ga)    

personal, social and health education”.

 

(2)    

In section 85(4) of the Education Act 2002 (curriculum foundation subjects for

 

the fourth key stage), at the end there is inserted “, and

 

(d)    

personal, social and health education.”

 

(3)    

In section 74(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, which (when brought

 

into force) will substitute a new section 85 in the Education Act 2002, in

 

subsection (4) of that substituted section (foundation subjects for the fourth key

 

stage), at the end there is inserted “, and

 

(d)    

personal, social and health education.”

 

(4)    

Before section 86 of the Education Act 2002 there is inserted—

 

“85B  

Personal, social and health education

 

(1)    

For the purposes of this Part, personal, social and health education

 

(“PSHE”) shall include sex and relationship education, including

 

information about same-sex relationships, sexual violence, domestic

 

violence and sexual consent.

 

(2)    

The National Curriculum for England is not required to specify

 

attainment targets or assessment arrangements for PSHE (and section

 

84(1) has effect accordingly).

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State for Education shall set out guidance to schools and

 

colleges to ensure that a coherent approach to personal, social, health and

 

economic education is developed, including between primary and

 

secondary schools.

 

(4)    

It is the duty of the governing body and head teacher of any school in

 

which PSHE is provided in pursuance of this Part to secure that guidance

 

issued under subsection (3) is followed and that—


 
 

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(a)    

information presented in the course of providing PSHE should

 

be accurate and balanced;

 

(b)    

PSHE is taught in a way that is appropriate to the ages of the

 

pupils concerned and to their religious and cultural backgrounds,

 

and reflects a reasonable range of religious, cultural and other

 

perspectives;

 

(c)    

PSHE is taught in a way that endeavours to promote equality,

 

celebrate diversity, and emphasise the importance of both rights

 

and responsibilities.

 

(5)    

In the exercise of their functions under this Part so far as relating to

 

PSHE, a local authority, governing body or head teacher shall have

 

regard to any guidance issued from time to time by the Secretary of State.

 

(5)    

Section 403 of the Education Act 1996 (sex education: manner of provision) is

 

amended as set out in subsections (2) to (5).

 

(6)    

In subsection (1), for the words from the beginning to “at a maintained school”

 

there is substituted “The governing body or other proprietor of any school to

 

which this section applies, and its head teacher, must take such steps as are

 

reasonably practicable to ensure that sex and relationships education is given to

 

registered pupils at the school and that”.

 

(7)    

After that subsection there is inserted—

 

“(1ZA)    

The schools to which this section applies are—

 

(a)    

maintained schools;

 

(b)    

city technology colleges;

 

(c)    

city colleges for the technology of the arts;

 

(d)    

Academies.

 

    

A reference in this section or section 404 to the governing body of a school, in

 

relation to a school within paragraph (b), (c) or (d), shall be read as a reference to

 

the proprietor of the school.”.

 

(8)    

In subsection (1A)—

 

(a)    

for “when sex education is given to registered pupils at maintained

 

schools” there is substituted “when sex and relationships education is

 

given to registered pupils at schools to which this section applies”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (a), after “, and” there is inserted “learn the nature of civil

 

partnership and the importance of strong and stable relationships.”;

 

(c)    

paragraph (b) is omitted.

 

(9)    

In subsection (1C), for “sex education” there is substituted “sex and relationships

 

education”,

 

(10)    

In section 579 of that Act (general interpretation), in the definition of “sex

 

education” in subsection (1)—

 

(a)    

for “sex education” there is substituted “sex and relationships

 

education”;

 

(b)    

at the end there is inserted “but does not include education about human

 

reproduction provided as part of any science teaching;”.

 

(11)    

For section 405 of the Education Act 1996 there is substituted—

 

“405  

Exemption from sex and relationships education

 

“(1)    

If a pupil of sufficient maturity in attendance at a school to which section

 

403 applies requests to be wholly or partly excused from receiving sex

 

and relationships education at the school, the pupil shall be so excused

 

accordingly until the request is withdrawn.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State must in regulations define “sufficient maturity”.


 
 

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(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2) may

 

not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and

 

approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

 

(4)    

The Secretry of State must lay draft regulations before Parliament before

 

the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which this

 

Act is passed.”.’.

 

 

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

 

The following Notices were withdrawn on 5 June 2013:

 

NC1 and NC2.

 


 
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