Amendments proposed to the Adoption and Children Bill - continued House of Commons

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

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

94

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     12,     after 'needs', insert 'or the needs of connected persons'.

   

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

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

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

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

90

Clause     4,     page     4,     line     29,     at end insert ', which regulations must at all times bear in mind, that, in general, any delay in provision of adoption support services is likely to prejudice the child's welfare.'.

   

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

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

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

95

Clause     4,     page     5,     line     3,     after 'area', insert ', which should include the respective duties placed on either or both of those authorities and the indentification of a lead person in the authority to provide support services to that person.'.

   

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

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.'.

   

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

145

Clause     4,     page     5,     line     18,     after 'authority', insert 'and the latter bodies and authorities will have a duty to make provision of all relevant services.'.

   

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

144

Clause     4,     page     5,     line     23,     leave out from 'requested' to end of line 24 and insert 'has a duty to comply with the request and make provision of all relevant services'.


   

Mr Robert Walter

2

Clause     8,     page     7,     leave out line 17.

   

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

91

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     17,     at end insert—

      '(g) organisations operated wholly or mainly by adoptive family members.'.


   

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

58

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     25,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

139

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     25,     leave out 'Regulations under section 9 may establish' and insert 'There shall be established'.

   

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

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

87

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     29,     leave out 'must' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

138

Clause     12,     page     9,     line     30,     after 'subsection (1)', insert ', but shall in any event include determinations relating to:

      (a) the suitability of prospective adopters at the adoption panel stage;

      (b) the suitability of prospective adopters at the pre-adoption panel stage;

      (c) the supply of information concerning the child to any person including the child;

      (d) the costs and expenses relating to the adoption process;

      (e) the movement of the child between successive foster carers;

      (f) the suitability of a child for adoption with particular prospective adoptive parents;

      (g) the process of an adoption agency in its dealings with the child and prospective adoptive parents and natural parents, including delays;

      (h) the giving or withdrawal of parental consent;

      (i) assessing whether the child's views have been adequately considered;

      (j) the content of and access to the Adopted Children Register, Adoption Contact Register and the Adoption and Children Act Register;

      (k) the process of intercountry adoptions.'.

       

    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—

      '(g) maximum time limits for convening a panel as required for each type of qualifying determination.'.

       

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

    49

    Clause     12,     page     9,     line     43,     after second 'an', insert 'independent'.

       

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

    50

    Clause     12,     page     9,     line     44,     after second 'the', insert 'independent'.

       

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

    140

    Clause     12,     page     10,     line     11,     at end add—

        '(9)   Subject to subsection (10), where, on application to a panel constituted by the appropriate Minister under this Act, the panel makes or refuses to make a decision, an appeal shall lie to the High Court.

        (10)   Where an application is made to a panel constituted by the appropriate Minister under this Act, and the panel considers that the matter is one which would more conveniently be dealt with by the High Court, the panel shall refuse to make a decision on the matter, and in that case no appeal shall lie to the High Court.

        (11)   In circumstances where an application to a panel concerns a child, then that child shall be a party to the proceedings of the panel unless the child has consented to waive his or her rights to be a party.

        (12)   Every person who is to be directly relevant to or affected by the decision of a panel shall be a party to the proceedings of the panel unless such a person has consented to waive his or her right to be a party.

        (13)   A panel shall be convened to review a qualifying determination not later than three months following a request by a person who was directly relevant or affected to or by the decision of the panel.

        (14)   The reasonable costs and expenses of the application to the panel or of any appeal to the High Court of the child and any organisation who is a party to such proceedings shall be paid by the appropriate Government Department.

        (15)   The reasonable costs and expenses of a successful application to the panel or of any successful appeal to the High Court of any person, other than a person set out in subsection (14), shall be paid by the appropriate Government Department.'.

     
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