Amendments proposed to the Children Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

26

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '( )   In making arrangements under this section a children's services authority shall ensure that—

(a)	the well-being of children set out in subsection (2) is monitored and evaluated;

(b)	children and young people's views and experiences are included in any monitoring and evaluation undertaken under this subsection;

(c)	a report on improvements in children's well-being is made annually to the Secretary of State.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams
Hywel Williams

93

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Equality of opportunity must be considered in relation to subsection 2(a) to (e).'.

   

Chris Mole

200

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     32,     at end insert—

'(f)	housing needs'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

61

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     34,     after 'must', insert 'consult with children and should'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

210

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   In making arrangements under subsection (3) a children's services authority shall (where parents each have responsibility for a child but are separated) have regard to the rights and wishes of both parents.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

221

*Clause     7,     page     5,     line     35,     at end insert—

    (3B)   In making arrangements under this section a children's services authority shall where persons with parental responsibility of a child are separated take all reasonable steps to facilitate the implementation of any court order relating to access or in the absence of such an order the child's access to each parent.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

215

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     7,     leave out 'for England' and insert 'for the area any part of which falls within the area of the children's services authority'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

202

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   Any housing authority for the area covered by the children's service authority must appoint a designated officer to liaise between all registered social housing providers within the housing authority area and the children's service authority.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

22

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '( )   Contributions and payments may include goods, services, accommodation or other resources.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

62

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     21,     after 'to', insert 'the National Service Framework for Child Health and'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

211

Clause     7,     page     6,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(8A)   A children's service authority shall retain all records in relation to any child until seven years after that child reaches the age of majority.'.

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Margaret Hodge

203

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     34,     at end insert—

'(ca)

a Special Health Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England, designated by order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section;'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

27

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     35,     at end insert 'and its practitioners, and other health related bodies or individuals that provide services on their behalf.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

28

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     37,     at end insert 'and its practitioners, and other health related bodies or individuals that provide services on their behalf.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

29

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     38,     at end insert 'and its practitioners, and other health related bodies or individuals that provide services on their behalf.'.

   

Margaret Hodge

134

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     40,     at end insert—

'( )	the British Transport Police Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England;'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

30

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     44,     at end insert—

'(ja)

the chief immigration officer at ports of entry to England;'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Hywel Williams
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

99

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     46,     at end insert—

'(l)	a regional office of the National Asylum Support Service;

(m)	the centre manager of an immigration removal centre;

(n)	the Chief Immigration Officer at a port of entry.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

100

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     46,     at end insert—

'(l)	courts with the power to sentence a child to detention or remand a child in custody.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Jonathan Shaw

112

Clause     8,     page     6,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '( )   The Youth Justice Board.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

222

*Clause     8,     page     6,     line     46,     at end insert—

(6)	the judiciary and magistracy (subject to the provisions of section [Judicial responsibility for children's welfare]).'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

31

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     3,     leave out from 'discharged' to 'the' in line 4 and insert 'in a manner consistent with the objective of safeguarding and promoting'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Hywel Williams

65

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     4,     after 'children', insert 'and to prevent bullying'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

33

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     4,     after 'children', insert—

'(aa)

considerations apply equally to children in the care of the children's services authority who are being looked after out of that authority's geographical area, and regulations will specify procedures for the responsible body.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

32

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     4,     leave out from 'children' to end of line 7.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

101

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

    '(2A)   In exercising their functions under this section courts must notify the Local Safeguarding Children Board in which the child is ordinarily resident of—

(a)	any decision to sentence or remand a child to custody;

(b)	any factors that could give rise to concern for the child's safety or well-being while in custody.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Jonathan Shaw

113

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

    '( )   The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales shall ensure that—

(a)	every child referred to them by a court for placement in custody is appropriately accommodated, having regard to the need to safeguard and promote their welfare, and

(b)	where any child is not placed in the type of custodial accommodation considered appropriate under this section a record of the reasons for, and length of, such a placement is kept, and an annual report on such cases made to the Secretary of State;

(c)	the Local Safeguarding Children Board in which any child in custody is ordinarily resident is notified of the details of their place of custody and any changes to their place of custody.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Hywel Williams

66

Clause     8,     page     7,     line     10,     at end insert ', save that the arrangements required by that section to be made for the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children shall include the duty to prevent bullying.'.

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Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

34

Clause     9,     page     7,     line     21,     leave out 'one or more databases' and insert 'a United Kingdom-wide database'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis

35

Clause      9,     page     7,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Any person or body establishing or operating a database under this section shall ensure that the database operates to safeguard and promote the welfare and best interests of every child whose personal information is held.'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

212

Clause     9,     page     7,     line     36,     leave out from 'details' to end of line 37 and insert 'the name and contact details of any educational institution of which he is a registered pupil or at which he is registered as a student'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

213

Clause     9,     page     7,     line     42,     after 'regulations', insert 'subject to the negative resolution procedure'.

Prepared 14 Oct 2004