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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th December 2001

SPECIAL STANDING COMMITTEE


ADOPTION AND CHILDREN BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee (27th November).

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

131

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     6,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

148

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     10,     leave out 'three' and insert 'five'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

132

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     11,     leave out 'but, subject to' and insert 'except'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

149

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     12,     leave out 'six months' and insert 'one year'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

133

Clause     94,     page     51,     line     14,     after 'knowledge', insert 'up to seven years after commission of the offence.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

134

Clause     96,     page     51,     line     21,     after 'camera', insert ', except where the judge deems it to be in the public interest to make all or part of the proceedings public and, in all cases so deemed, the child's identity shall be protected.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

10

Clause     96,     page     51,     line     21,     at end add—

    '(2)   Notwithstanding subsection (1), any proceedings may be reported subject to the following conditions—

(a) the name of any adult or child involved in the proceedings must not be reported;
(b) no place other than that of a local authority may be reported;

(c) the name of any school or other institution, the naming of which might reasonably be expected to make possible the identification of any adult or child involved in the proceedings, must not be reported.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

150

Clause     97,     page     51,     line     35,     after 'application', insert 'or by any local authority in whose care the child has at any time been placed.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

151

Clause     97,     page     52,     line     3,     leave out 'and (b)' and insert '(b) and (c)'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

136

Clause     97,     page     52,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(5)   The Service shall lay an annual report before Parliament dealing with its performance, staffing and all matters relating to the exercise of the functions bestowed upon it by this Act.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

135

Clause     98,     page     52,     line     15,     at end insert 'or any other records held by that agency relating to the child which he may regard as relevant to the case.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

141

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     8,     leave out from '(2))—' to end of line 17 and insert—

      '(a) draw up a timetable with a view to disposing of the application without delay; and

      (b) give such directions as it considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that that timetable is adhered to.

    (2)   Rules of court may—

      (a) specify periods within which specified steps must be taken in relation to such proceedings; and

      (b) make other provision with respect to such proceedings for the purpose of ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that they are disposed of without delay.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

152

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     10,     leave out 'without delay' and insert 'within 28 days'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

153

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     13,     leave out 'may'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

154

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     14,     leave out from '(a)' to 'and' in line 15 and insert 'will state that any prescribed steps which must be taken in relation to such proceedings must commence within 60 days'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

155

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     16,     after '(b)', insert 'may'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

137

Clause     104,     page     54,     line     17,     at end add—

    '(3)   It shall be the duty of the Lord Chancellor's Department to monitor the proceedings referred to in subsection (1), to keep statistical information on them and to publish a summary of them annually.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

97

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     24,     leave out 'as if the person had been born'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

126

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     24,     leave out 'had been born as' and insert 'was'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

127

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     28,     leave out 'had been born as' and insert 'was'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

128

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     31,     leave out 'had been' and insert 'was'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

129

Clause     68,     page     38,     line     29,     leave out 'not'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

130

Clause     68,     page     38,     line     31,     leave out 'not'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

142

Clause     80,     page     43,     line     34,     after 'agency)', insert 'or a fully qualified social worker approved by the relevant local authority'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

143

Clause     80,     page     43,     line     36,     after 'agency', insert 'or relevant social worker'.


   

Mr Henry Bellingham

21

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     7,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

65

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     18,     leave out 'may' and insert 'will'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

64

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     37,     leave out subsection 3(b) and insert—

      '(b) must extend to the provision of those services to other persons if so requested by said other persons.'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

22

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     37,     at end insert—

      '(c) must extend to the provision of services covering intercountry adoption.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

66

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     37,     at end insert—

      '(c) Should commence and give provision of services to persons described in (a) and (b) above when requested and continued until these persons decline any further support services.'.

   

Mr Henry Bellingham

23

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     42,     after 'question', insert ', including qualified social workers working on contract to the local authority.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier

67

Clause     3,     page     3,     line     43,     leave out from 'must' to end of line 2, on page 4, and insert—

      '(a) be provided in conjunction with the local authority's other social services and with registered adoption agencies in their area,

      (b) be provided in conjunction with any other local authority's social services and with registered adoption agencies in other areas,

      (c) be given in a co-ordinated manner without duplication, omission or avoidable delay.'.

 
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