Amendments proposed to the Adoption and Children Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Tim Loughton 68 * Clause 3, page 4, line 6, at end add'(7) Extra costs incurred by local authorities in the maintenance of an adoption service will be provided by either Central Government, other relevant and interested agencies or a combination of both.'.
Tim Loughton 69 * Clause 4, page 4, line 18, leave out from 'services' to end of line 19 and insert 'the local authority has the duty to provide suitable services to that person.'.
Tim Loughton 70 * Clause 4, page 4, line 19, after 'person', insert 'and provide a written explanation of their reasons if those support services will not be forthcoming.'.
Tim Loughton 71 * Clause 4, page 4, line 20, leave out subsection (5) and insert'(5) If a local authority decides that a person has need for adoption support services, the local authority must prepare a plan in accordance with which adoption support services are being provided to the person and keep the plan under regular review.'.
Tim Loughton 72 * Clause 4, page 4, line 42, after 'conditions', insert 'as long as the well-being of any person with regard to adoption support services is not affected and there is no avoidable delay.'.
Tim Loughton 51 * Clause 4, page 4, line 43, after 'conditions', insert 'and provide for a review of a decision not to provide adoption support services'.
Tim Loughton 73 * Clause 4, page 5, line 18, after 'authority', insert 'and they will have a parallel duty along with the local authority to provide the necessary service.'.
Mr Robert Walter 2 Clause 8, page 7, leave out line 17.
Mr Robert Walter 3 Clause 11, page 9, line 9, leave out 'prescribe' and insert 'recommend'.
Mr Robert Walter 4 Clause 11, page 9, line 16, leave out 'prescribe' and insert 'recommend'.
Mr Robert Walter 5 Clause 11, page 9, line 18, at end insert'( ) Regulations under section 9 may prescribe the requirement for adoption agencies and local authorities to publish their fees.'.
Tim Loughton 58 * Clause 12, page 9, line 25, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 87 * Clause 12, page 9, line 29, leave out 'must' and insert 'shall'.
Tim Loughton 59 * Clause 12, page 9, line 29, leave out subsection (2) and insert'(2) All determinations are qualifying determinations for the purposes of subsection (1).'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 82 * Clause 12, page 9, line 31, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 83 * Clause 12, page 9, line 42, at end insert
Tim Loughton 49 * Clause 12, page 9, line 43, after second 'an', insert 'independent'.
Tim Loughton 50 * Clause 12, page 9, line 44, after second 'the', insert 'independent'.
Tim Loughton 55 * Clause 115, page 65, line 3, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 78 * Clause 115, page 65, line 9, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 89 * Clause 115, page 65, line 9, after 'disclosed', insert 'in each case written 1 month of suitability being ascertained.'.
Tim Loughton 52 * Clause 57, page 32, line 37, leave out 'As soon as practicable after the making of an adoption order' and insert 'At the time of making'.
Tim Loughton 6 Clause 58, page 33, line 15, leave out subsection (4).
Tim Loughton 7 Clause 58, page 33, line 20, leave out subsection (6).
Tim Loughton 8 Clause 59, page 33, line 31, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Andrew Turner 11 Clause 126, page 70, line 20, at end insert'( ) In the case of an application for a placement order, for the variation or revocation of such an order, or for an adoption order, the rules must require that the court or adoption agency make available to the legal representatives of the parent or guardian of any child subject to such an application all records used by the court or adoption agency in relation to that proceeding.'.
REMAINING NEW CLAUSESInterviews with children
Mr Andrew Turner NC1 To move the following Clause' In the case of an application for a placement order, for the variation or revocation of such an order, or for an adoption order, no interview which is conducted with a child shall be relied upon in proceedings unless supported by a video or audio recording of that interview.'.
Considerations applying to the exercise of powers
Tim Loughton NC2 * To move the following Clause:'(1) This section applies whenever a court or adoption agency is coming to a decision relating to the adoption of a child other than in proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. (2) The child's welfare throughout his life shall be the paramount consideration. (3) At all times when any question with respect to the adoption of a child arises, the court or adoption agency shall have regard to the general principle that any delay in determining the question is likely to prejudice the welfare of the child. (4) The court or adoption agency shall have regard in particular to
(5) In placing the child for adoption, the adoption agency must give due consideration to the child's religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background, subject to the proviso that such consideration shall be secondary to the matters to be considered in subsections (2) and (3). (6) In this section, coming to a decision relating to the adoption of a child" in relation to a court includes
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