Amendments proposed to the Children Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Hilton Dawson

90

Clause     38,     page     29,     line     14,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Margaret Hodge

152

Clause     38,     page     29,     line     26,     leave out 'six months' and insert '51 weeks (or, in the case of an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), not exceeding six months)'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

91

Clause     38,     page     29,     line     28,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

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Mr Hilton Dawson

73

Page     30,     line     2,     leave out Clause 40.

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Margaret Hodge

162

Schedule     4,     page     44,     line     7,     at end insert—

'Hotels etc

       In Schedule 9A, after paragraph 2 insert—

    "2A (1)   Part XA does not apply to provision of day care in a hotel, guest house or other similar establishment for children staying in that establishment where—

(a)	the provision takes place only between 6 pm and 2 am; and

(b)	the person providing the care is doing so for no more than two different clients at the same time.

    (2)   For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), a "client" is a person at whose request (or persons at whose joint request) day care is provided for a child.".'.

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Margaret Hodge

153

Clause     42,     page     30,     line     28,     after '9', insert 'and (children and young people's plans: England)'.

   

Margaret Hodge

154

Clause     42,     page     30,     line     30,     after '21', insert ', (children and young people's plans: Wales)'.

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Margaret Hodge

155

Clause     43,     page     31,     leave out lines 7 to 13 and insert—

    ' "(2)    An inspection of a local education authority in England under this section shall consist of a review of the way in which the authority are performing any function conferred on them in their capacity as a local education authority, other than a function falling within the remit of the Adult Learning Inspectorate under section 53 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21).

    (2A)   An inspection of a local education authority in Wales under this section shall consist of a review of the way in which the authority are performing—

(a)	any function conferred on them in their capacity as a local education authority; and

(b)	the functions conferred on them under sections 21 and (children and young people's plans: Wales) so far as relating to education, training or youth support services (within the meaning of section 123 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21))."'

   

Margaret Hodge

156

Clause     43,     page     31,     line     14,     leave out subsection (2).

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Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

96

Clause     44,     page     31,     line     17,     at beginning insert '(1)'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

47

Clause     44,     page     31,     line     21,     at end add—

    '( )   The duty requires local authorities to request schools to set out their admission policies with particular regard to looked after children and for schools to notify their arrangements for addressing the particular needs of looked-after children.'

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

97

Clause     44,     page     31,     line     21,     at end add—

    '(2)   In section 562(1) of the Education Act 1996 (amending 1944 Education Act), at end of paragraph insert, "which includes a duty to promote the child's educational achievement".'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

201

Clause     44,     page     31,     line     21,     at end add—

    '( )   The governing body of a maintained school shall ensure that the school promotes the educational achievement of any pupil of the school that is looked after by the local authority.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

230

Clause     44,     page     31,     line     21,     at end add—

    '( )   For the purpose of satisfying the duty imposed upon it by this section a local authority shall have the power to secure from the governing body or other appropriate authority of any school within its area information about the admission policies applicable in that school with particular regard to looked after children and about arrangements applicable in that school for addressing the needs of looked after children.'.

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Tim Loughton
Mrs Eleanor Laing
Mr David Ruffley

92

Clause     45,     page     31,     line     22,     at end insert 'and feelings'.

   

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

48

Clause     45,     page     31,     line     29,     after 'wishes', insert 'and feelings'.

   

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

49

Clause     45,     page     31,     line     32,     after 'wishes', insert 'and feelings'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

115

Clause     45,     page     31,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '( )   In section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority's duty to investigate) after subsection 4(b) insert—

"(c)	to ascertain the child's wishes and feelings.".

    ( )   In section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority's duty to investigate) after subsection 8 insert—

"(8A)

Where, as a result of complying with this section, a local authority conclude that they should take action to safeguard or promote the child's welfare they shall give due consideration, having regard to his age and understanding, to such wishes and feelings of the child as they have been able to ascertain."

    ( )   In section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority's duty to investigate) after subsection 12 insert—

"(13)

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring local authorities safeguarding or promoting the child's welfare under this section to record such wishes and feelings of the child as they have been able to ascertain.".'.

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Margaret Hodge

157

Clause     47,     page     32,     line     5,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Roger Williams

98

Clause     47,     page     32,     line     7,     at end add—

    '(3)   In section 29 of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 19B(2) at the end of paragraph (b) insert—

"This includes any child who has been looked after by a local authority for a prescribed period immediately prior to being detained in pursuance of an order made by a court or an order of recall made by the Secretary of State.".'.

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Margaret Hodge

184

Clause     52,     page     33,     line     20,     leave out 'section 2(10)' and insert 'section (care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities)'.

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Margaret Hodge

208

Clause     53,     page     34,     line     26,     after 'under', insert 'section 8(1)(ca) or'.

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Margaret Hodge

209

Clause     54,     page     34,     line     36,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (3A) and (3B).

    (3A)   The Assembly must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before making provision under subsection (3) in relation to section 21(4)(a) to (c) or 25(3)(a) to (c), (f) or (g).

    (3B)   In section 23, the following provisions come into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State after consulting the Assembly—

(a)	subsection (1)(d) to (g);

(b)	subsection (2), so far as relating to the persons and bodies referred to in subsection (1)(d) to (g);

(c)	subsection (5).'.

   

Margaret Hodge

158

Clause     54,     page     35,     line     11,     at end insert—

'( )	section (publication of material relating to legal proceedings) comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Lord Chancellor;'.

   

Margaret Hodge

159

Clause     54,     page     35,     line     11,     at end insert—

'( )	section (disclosure of information by Inland Revenue) comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.'

   

Margaret Hodge

185

Clause     54,     page     35,     line     11,     at end insert—

'( )	section (Children's Commissioner for Wales: powers of entry) comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Assembly;'.

   

Margaret Hodge

160

Clause     54,     page     35,     line     12,     at end insert 'except that Schedule (repeals) comes into force in accordance with the commencement provisions set out in that Schedule'.

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Margaret Hodge

186

Clause     55,     page     35,     line     16,     leave out '5' and insert '4'.

   

Margaret Hodge

187

Clause     55,     page     35,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '( )   In Part 5—

(a)	sections 37 to 51, (Children's Commissioner for Wales: powers of entry) and (publication of material relating to legal proceedings) extend to England and Wales only;

(b)	section (disclosure of information by Inland Revenue) extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.'.

Prepared 21 Oct 2004