Amendments proposed to the Adoption and Children Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     73,     line     27     [Clause     130],     after 'body' insert '(other than a partnership)'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

237

Page     73,     line     31     [Clause     130],     at end insert—

    '( )   Where an offence under this Act committed by a partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he as well as the partnership is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     74,     line     12     [Clause     131],     at end insert—

"'enactment" includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation".

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Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     74,     [Clause     131],     leave out lines 24 and 25.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

272

Page     74,     [Clause     131],     leave out lines 35 and 36.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     74,     line     48     [Clause     131],     at end insert—

    '()   Any power conferred by this Act to prescribe a fee by Order in Council or regulations includes power to prescribe—

(a)	a fee not exceeding a prescribed amount,

(b)	a fee calculated in accordance with the Order or, as the case may be, regulations,

(c)	a fee determined by the person to whom it is payable, being a fee of a reasonable amount.'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     74,     line     49     [Clause     131],     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     74,     line     51     [Clause     131],     at end insert—

'(2A)

In this Act, "Scottish adoption agency" means—

(a)	a local authority, or

(b)	a voluntary organisation providing a registered adoption service;

but in relation to the provision of any particular service, references to a Scottish adoption agency do not include a voluntary organisation unless it is registered in respect of that service or a service which, in Scotland, corresponds to that service.

Expressions used in this subsection have the same meaning as in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 4) and "registered" means registered under Part 1 of that Act'.

   

Mr David Hinchliffe
Dr Evan Harris
Sandra Gidley
Julie Morgan

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Page     74,     line     51     [Clause     131],     at end insert—

    '(2B)   In this Act, a couple means—

(a)	a married couple, or

(b)	two people (whether of different sexes or the same sex) living as partners in an enduring family relationship.

    (2C)   Subsection (2B)(b) does not include two people one of whom is the other's parent, grandparent, sister, brother, aunt or uncle.

    (2D)   References to relationships in subsection (2C)—

(a)	are to relationships of the full blood or half blood or, in the case of an adopted person, such of those relationships as would exist but for the adoption, and

(b)	include the relationship of a child with his adoptive, or former adoptive, parents,

but do not include any other adoptive relationships.

    (2E)   For the purposes of this Act, a person is the partner of a child's parent if the person and the parent are a couple but the person is not the child's parent'.

As an Amendment to Mr David Hinchliffe's proposed Amendment (No. 158) (Page 74, line 51 [Clause 131]):

   

                         Mr Andrew Lansley
                         Mr Robert Walter

(a)

                    Line     3,     leave out 'whether of different sexes or the same sex' and insert 'of different sexes'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     2     [Clause     132],     leave out 'reference' and insert 'references to the Adoption Act 1976 and'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

282

Page     75,     line     3     [Clause     132],     leave out from '1999' to second 'as' and insert 'are to be treated as referring to those Acts'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

283

Page     75,     line     6     [Clause     132],     leave out 'that reference' and insert 'those references'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     102,     line     4     [Schedule     6],      at end insert—

   'enactment ... section 131'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     102,     [Schedule     6],     leave out line 21.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     102,     line     21     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

       'prohibited steps order ... section 8(1) of the 1989 Act'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     102,     line     32     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

       'specific issue order ... section 8(1) of the 1989 Act'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

238

Page     75,     line     16     [Clause     135],     after 'except' insert 'section 124, [Accommodation of children in need etc]'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     20     [Clause     135],     at end insert—

    '( )   Before making an order under subsection (1) bringing sections 114 and 115 into force, the Secretary of State must also consult the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     20     [Clause     135],     at end insert—

    '( )   Before making an order under subsection (1) bringing sections 116 to 120, section [Use of an organisation as agency for payments] and section [Territorial application] into force, the Secretary of State must also consult the Scottish Ministers'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

241

Page     75,     line     21     [Clause     135],     leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

    '(3)   The following are to come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint—

(a)	section 40(5) to (9), so far as relating to Scotland,

(b)	sections 121, 122 and [Amendment of Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978: contravention of sections 29 to 35 of this Act],

(c)	paragraphs 20 to 26 and 74 to 76 of Schedule 3,

(d)	paragraphs 7C, 12A and 15 of Schedule 4 ,

(e)	the entries in Schedule 5, so far as relating to the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (c) and (d),

(f)	section 126, so far as relating to the provisions mentioned in the preceding paragraphs'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     27     [Clause     135],     after '63' insert 'paragraphs 13, 57, 58, 100, 101 and 102 of Schedule 3 and paragraphs 2A and 2B of Schedule 4'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

243

Page     75,     line     35     [Clause     136],     leave out '40(5) to (9)'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

244

Page     75,     line     35     [Clause     136],     after '61(2) to (5)' insert '63(2)(a) and (b) and (2A)'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     37     [Clause     136],     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '()   The following extend also to Scotland—

(a)	sections 40(5) to (9),

(b)	sections 116 to 120, section [Use of an organisation as agency for payments] and section [Territorial application],

(c)	section [Proceedings in Great Britain],

(d)	section 126, so far as relating to provisions extending to Scotland.'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

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Page     75,     line     39     [Clause     136],     leave out 'paragraph 15 extends' and insert 'paragraphs 12A and 15 extend'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [20TH MARCH 2002]

   

Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Milburn
       That the Orders of 29th October 2001 (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme)) and 23rd January 2002 (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) shall be varied as follows—

Consideration and Third Reading

    (1)   Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be concluded in three allotted days.

    (2)   The proceedings on consideration shall be taken on each of the allotted days as shown in the first column of the following Table and shall be taken in the order so shown, and each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

Table

Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
First allotted day
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 2 to 16, New Clauses relating to the Adoption and Children Act Register, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 116 to 120, 123 and 124	Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order or Ten o'clock, whichever is the earlier
Second allotted day
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 81 to 88, 121, 122, 125, 52, 54 to 63 and 75, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 76 and 77, Schedule No. 2, Clauses Nos. 78 to 80, 89 to 94, 96 to 100, 103, 105, 106, 114 and 115, New Clauses relating to Part 2, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 107 to 112	Ten o'clock
Third allotted day
New Clauses relating to the remainder of Part 1, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1, 17 to 51, 53 and 64 to 74	Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
New Clauses relating to the remainder of Part 3, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 113, 95, 101, 102, 104, 126, Schedules Nos. 3, 4 and 5, Clauses Nos. 127 to 134, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 135 to 137, remaining new Clauses, new Schedules and remaining proceedings on consideration.	Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill

    (3)   The proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of the proceedings on the Bill on the third allotted day.

    (4)   An allotted day is one on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [16TH MAY]

Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Milburn That the Orders of 29th October 2001 (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme)), 23rd January 2002 (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) and 20th March 2002 (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) (No. 3)) shall be amended by substituting for the Table, so far as relating to the second and third allotted days, the following—

'Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Second allotted day
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 1 and 17 to 40	3.45 p.m.
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 41 to 51, 53 and 64 to 74	6.00 p.m.
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 52, 54 to 63, 75, Schedule No. 1, Clauses Nos. 76 and 77, Schedule No.2, and Clauses Nos. 78 to 80	7.00 p.m.
Third allotted day
Amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 81 to 88, 121, 122 and 125	Three quarters of an hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
New Clauses relating to the remainder of Part 1, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 89 to 100, 105, 106, 114 and 115	One and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
New Clauses relating to Part 2, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 107 to 113	Three and a quarter hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill
New Clauses relating to the remainder of Part 3, amendments relating to Clauses Nos. 101 to 104, 126, Schedules Nos. 3, 4 and 5, Clauses Nos. 127 to 134, Schedule No. 6, Clauses Nos. 135 to 137, remaining new Clauses, new Schedules and remaining proceedings on consideration	Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill'.
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after the commencement of proceedings (Order A (8) of 28th June 2001).

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Prepared 20 May 2002