S.S.C.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 11th 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
161
Clause 81, page 44, line 27, leave out 'at all times'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
162
Clause 82, page 44, line 38, leave out subsection 1(a).
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
163
Clause 82, page 45, line 3, after 'step-parent', insert 'or foster parent'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
164
Clause 83, page 46, line 6, leave out from beginning to first '"regulations"' in line 7.
Mr Henry Bellingham
177
Clause 84, page 46, line 28, leave out subsection (3).
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
165
Clause 85, page 46, line 35, leave out subsection (1).
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
166
Clause 85, page 46, line 40, leave out from 'ground' to 'that' in line 41.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
167
Clause 85, page 47, line 5, leave out 'either of'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
168
Clause 86, page 47, line 19, leave out 'England and Wales' and insert 'the United Kingdom'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
169
Clause 87, page 47, line 28, leave out 'colony' and insert 'British Overseas Territory.'.
Mr Henry Bellingham
178
Clause 120, page 67, line 24, leave out 'British Islands' and insert 'United Kingdom'.
Mr Henry Bellingham
179
Clause 120, page 67, line 26, leave out 'outside the British Islands' and insert 'abroad'.
Mr Henry Bellingham
180
Clause 120, page 67, line 37, leave out 'parents'.
Mr Henry Bellingham
181
Clause 120, page 67, line 43, leave out 'British Islands' and insert 'United Kingdom'.
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'.
Sandra Gidley
175
Clause 3, page 3, line 31, leave out 'and'.
Sandra Gidley
176
Clause 3, page 3, line 32, after 'services', insert 'and
| (c) | for the co-ordination of any services identified in 4(9).'. |
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
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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 continue 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
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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.'. |
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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.'.
Sandra Gidley
170
Clause 4, page 4, line 18, leave out 'decide whether to'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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.'.
Sandra Gidley
171
Clause 4, page 4, line 21, leave out 'decide' and 'has assessed a need'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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.'.
Sandra Gidley
173
Clause 4, page 4, line 43, after 'conditions', insert 'and provide for an independent review of a decision not to provide adoption support services'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Robert Walter
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
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.'.
Sandra Gidley
172
Clause 4, page 5, line 18, after 'authority', insert 'and they will have a parallel duty along with the local authority to provide any relevant support services'.
