Amendments proposed to the Care Standards Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr John Hutton

279

*Clause     68,     page     33,     line     16,     leave out 'the proximity of' and insert 'regular contact with'.

   

Mr John Hutton

280

*Clause     68,     page     33,     line     33,     leave out 'the proximity of' and insert 'regular contact with'.

   

Mr John Hutton

281

*Clause     68,     page     34,     leave out lines 1 and 2.

   

Mr John Hutton

282

*Clause     68,     page     34,     line     5,     after 'includes' insert 'any area and'.

   

Mr John Hutton

283

*Clause     68,     page     34,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '( ) "Member of the Inspectorate" means the Chief Inspector, any of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in England and any additional inspector authorised by the Chief Inspector under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Inspections Act 1996.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

284

*Clause     68,     page     34,     line     28,     leave out 'the proximity of' and insert 'regular contact with'.

   

Mr John Hutton

285

*Clause     68,     page     34,     line     34,     leave out 'and safety' and insert ', safety and suitability'.

   

Mr John Hutton

286

*Clause     68,     page     35,     line     45,     at end insert—

'(b) give any other information which the registration authority reasonably requires the applicant to give.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

287

*Clause     68,     page     36,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '( ) Where the registration authority has sent the applicant notice under section 79L(1) of its intention to refuse an application under this section, the application may not be withdrawn without the consent of the authority.

    ( ) A person who, in an application under this section, knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

288

*Clause     68,     page     37,     line     8,     leave out 'to carry out repairs or make alterations or additions' and insert 'to make any changes or additions to any services, equipment or premises'.

   

Mr John Hutton

289

*Clause     68,     page     37,     line     11,     leave out from 'ground' to 'if' in line 12 and insert 'of any defect or insufficiency in the services, equipment or premises'.

   

Mr John Hutton

290

*Clause     68,     page     37,     line     15,     leave out from first 'the' to 'additions' in line 17 and insert 'defect or insufficiency is due to the changes or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

291

*Clause     68,     page     37,     line     28,     leave out 'Chief Inspector' and insert 'registration authority'.

   

Mr John Hutton

292

*Clause     68,     page     38,     line     44,     leave out 'in person or by' and insert 'orally or in writing, by the recipient of the notice or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

293

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '( ) Subsection (6) does not prevent a step from taking effect before the expiry of the time within which an appeal may be brought under section 79M if the person concerned notifies the registration authority in writing that he does not intend to appeal.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

294

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     35,     at end insert 'or intend to do so'.

   

Mr John Hutton

295

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     37,     leave out 'by registered persons'.

   

Mr John Hutton

296

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     40,     leave out 'section 2(7)(a)' and insert 'subsection (7)(a) of section 2'.

   

Mr John Hutton

297

*Clause     68,     page     39,     line     42,     at end insert 'and the power conferred by subsection (7)(b) of that section to make other reports to the Secretary of State includes a power to make reports with respect to matters which fall within the scope of his functions by virtue of this Part.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

298

*Clause     68,     page     40,     line     32,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) The Chief Inspector may at any time require any registered person to provide him with any information connected with the person's activities as a child minder, or provision of day care, which the Chief Inspector considers it necessary to have for the purposes of his functions under this Part.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

299

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '( ) The period mentioned in subsection (1) may, if the Chief Inspector considers it necessary, be extended by up to three months.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

300

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     5,     leave out from 'he' to 'send' in line 8 and insert—

( ) may send a copy of it to the Secretary of State, and shall do so without delay if the Secretary of State requests a copy;

( ) shall'.

   

Mr John Hutton

301

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     11,     leave out from 'and' to end of line 14 and insert—

'( ) may arrange for the report (or parts of it) to be further published in any manner he considers appropriate.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

302

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     22,     at end insert 'or intend to do so'.

   

Mr John Hutton

303

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '( ) In relation to child minding and day care provided in Wales, the Assembly shall have any additional function specified in regulations made by the Assembly; but the regulations may only specify a function corresponding to a function which, by virtue of section 79N(5), is exercisable by the Chief Inspector in relation to child minding and day care provided in England.'

   

Mr John Hutton

304

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     23,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) The Assembly may at any time require any registered person to provide it with any information connected with the person's activities as a child minder or provision of day care which the Assembly considers it necessary to have for the purposes of its functions under this Part.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

305

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     35,     leave out 'the Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales' and insert 'Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales'.

   

Mr John Hutton

306

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     43,     leave out 'A registered' and insert 'An authorised'.

   

Mr John Hutton

307

*Clause     68,     page     41,     line     44,     after 'England' insert 'or Wales'.

   

Mr John Hutton

308

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     1,     leave out 'a registered' and insert 'an authorised'.

   

Mr John Hutton

309

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     12,     at end insert—

'( ) seize and remove any document or other material or thing found there which he has reasonable grounds to believe may be evidence of a failure to comply with any condition or requirement imposed by or under this Part;

( ) require any person to afford him such facilities and assistance with respect to matters within the person's control as are necessary to enable him to exercise his powers under this section;

( ) take measurements and photographs or make recordings;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

310

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     13,     at end insert 'and the arrangements made for their welfare'.

   

Mr John Hutton

311

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     17,     after 'living' insert 'or working'.

   

Mr John Hutton

312

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     23,     leave out 'Chief Inspector' and insert 'registration authority'.

   

Mr John Hutton

313

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     24,     leave out 'him' and insert 'the authority'.

   

Mr John Hutton

314

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     24,     leave out 'a registered' and insert 'an authorised'.

   

Mr John Hutton

315

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     35,     after 'section' insert—

' "authorised inspector" means a registered inspector or a person authorised by the Assembly or by any person with whom the Assembly has made arrangements under section 79T(2);'.

   

Mr John Hutton

316

*Clause     68,     page     42,     line     36,     at end insert—

'Provision of copies of registers.

. Where the registration authority provides any person with a copy of, or of an extract from, a register kept under this Part, a fee determined by the authority shall be payable for the copy except— (a) in prescribed circumstances; (b) in any other case where the registration authority considers it appropriate to provide the copy free of charge.'.

Prepared 20 Jun 2000