S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 11th July 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE A
CHILDREN (LEAVING CARE) BILL [LORDS]
Dr Peter Brand
18
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after 'child', insert 'or young person'.
Dr Peter Brand
19
Clause 1, page 1, line 13, after 'child', insert 'or young person'.
Dr Peter Brand
20
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, after 'child', insert 'or young person'.
Dr Peter Brand
21
Clause 1, page 1, line 22, after 'children', insert 'or young persons'.
Dr Peter Brand
22
Clause 1, page 1, line 23, after 'children', insert 'or young persons'.
Dr Peter Brand
24
Clause 1, page 1, line 24, at end insert—
'(c) categories of young people who are assesed as needing care up to the age of 18;
(d) young people in care at the age of 16 irrespective of the qualifying period in subparagraph 2(b).'.
Dr Peter Brand
23
Clause 1, page 1, line 25, after 'child', insert 'or young person'.
Mr Hilton Dawson
35
Clause 1, page 1, line 26, after 'needs', insert 'including a statutory assessment of his housing needs'.
Dr Peter Brand
25
Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out 'for' and insert 'with'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
1
Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end add—
'(4A) The assessment referred to in (4) above shall be carried out
(a) in the case of a child who is an eligible child at the date this section comes into force, within three months of the coming into force of this section; and
(b) in the case of a child who attains the age of sixteen after the coming into force of this section, not earlier than three months before he attains that age and not later than three months after he attains that age.'.
Dr Peter Brand
26
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, after 'shall', insert 'arrange with the care leaver to'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
2
Clause 1, page 2, line 10, at end add ', and review procedures for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5).'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
3
Clause 1, page 2, line 14, after '19C', insert '(1)'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
4
Clause 1, page 2, line 16, after 'adviser', add—
'(2) The Secretary of State may be regulations make provision as to persons or classes of persons who are
(i) fit to be personal advisers; and
(ii) not fit to be personal advisers.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
5
Clause 2, page 3, line 12, after 'each', insert 'responsible'.
Dr Peter Brand
27
Clause 2, page 3, line 19, leave out 'for' and insert 'with'.
Dr Peter Brand
28
Clause 2, page 3, line 20, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Dr Peter Brand
29
Clause 2, page 3, line 21, after 'assessment', insert 'with an eligible child or young person'.
Dr Peter Brand
30
Clause 2, page 3, line 35, after 'shall', insert 'arrange with the care leaver to'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
6
Clause 2, page 4, line 18, at end insert—
'(14) The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision as to what constitutes "reasonable steps" in relation to the obligations of responsible local authorities and what constitutes "lost touch with a relevant child" under this section and section 23C.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
8
Clause 2, page 4, line 39, leave out from first 'to' to end of line 40 and insert 'seek to agree with the former relevant child a pathway plan and to keep that plan under regular review.'.
Mr Hilton Dawson
36
Clause 2, page 5, line 4, leave out 'in exceptional circumstances'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
7
Clause 2, page 5, line 4, at end insert—
'(5A) The local authority may make the assistance given under subsection (4)(c) conditional upon adherence by the former relevant child to the agreed pathway plan.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
9
Clause 2, page 5, line 15, at end insert—
'(7A)(a) The duties of a local authority under this section in respect of a former relevant child shall cease during any period when an effective election made by the former relevant child is in force.
(b) A local authority may not discharge any of the powers or duties set out in subsection (2), (3) and (4) in respect of any former relevant child in respect of whom an effective election is in force.
(c) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision with regard to the making and withdrawal of an effective election by a former relevant child for the purposes of this subsection.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
10
Clause 3, page 5, line 34, leave out 'children who are'.
Dr Peter Brand
31
Clause 4, page 6, line 23, at end insert 'or religious'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
11
Clause 4, page 7, line 20, at end insert— 'and
(c) he has not indicated to the relevant authority that he does not wish to receive advice and assistance under this section or section 24 or section 24B.'.
Dr Peter Brand
Mr Hilton Dawson
32
Clause 4, page 7, line 30, leave out 'in exceptional circumstances'.
Mr Simon Thomas
37
Clause 4, page 7, line 35, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Simon Thomas
38
Clause 4, page 7, line 40, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
16
Clause 4, page 8, line 12, after 'education', insert 'vocational training or further education'.
Dr Peter Brand
33
Clause 4, page 8, leave out lines 20 to 29.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
12
Clause 4, page 8, line 27, at end insert 'and who has not made an effective election in accordance with 23C(7A) or indicated to the relevant authority that he does not wish to receive advice and assistance under 24A(2)(c) as the case may be'.
Dr Peter Brand
34
Clause 6, page 9, line 17, at end insert 'unless he is an eligible person under this Act over the age of 16 who elects at any time not to be supported by his local authority'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
14
Clause 6, page 9, line 40, at end insert—
'(6A) No person wherever he may be in the United Kingdom, who is in receipt of support from a local authority under 23B(8) shall be entitled to income-based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995, or to income support or housing benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
13
Clause 6, page 9, line 41, leave out subsection (7).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman
15
Clause 8, page 10, line 38, at end insert—
'(4A) No order under subsection (2) may be made in respect of section 6 unless the Secretary of State shall certify in the order that he is satisfied that provisions have been enacted in Scotland which have substantially the effect in Scotland as sections 1 to 5, 7 and 8 have in England and Wales.'.
Mr John Hutton
17
Clause 8, page 11, line 7, leave out subsection (10).
