Amendments proposed to the Childcare Bill - continued House of Commons

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Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

84

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert 'and to the sustainability of such childcare'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

93

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(d) must conduct, and take appropriate account of, consultation with stakeholders'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

99

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(e) must have regard to existing childcare operated by private and voluntary independent providers.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

100

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(f) must establish an appeals process for providers who wish to challenge the basis on which the provision of childcare is deemed to be sufficient in this section.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

125

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(g) must have regard to the quality of any childcare provided.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

126

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(h) must have regard to childcare provision for workless households, pursuant to its duties under section 1(1).'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

4

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In carrying out research to comply with subsection (2) above, local authorities shall ensure compliance with guidance provided by the Market Research Council and the British Polling Council.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

85

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The matters referred to in subsection (2) must be subject to an assessment of continuous quality improvement.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

127

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     24,     at end insert ', which will set out the factors that local authorities may consider in assessing—

      (i) whether local childcare provision is sufficient, and

      (ii) what constitutes reasonably practicable steps.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

5

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   Regulations made under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

239

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     33,     leave out '16' and insert '18'.

   

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

231

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   The Secretary of State must provide an assessment of the sufficiency of childcare provision by local authorities at an interval no greater than every two years.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

80

Clause     6,     page     4,     leave out lines 35 and 36.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

214

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     39,     after 'individual', insert ', including an employee of an English local authority with responsibility for the care of a child,'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

6

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Regulations made under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

7

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     8,     at end insert ', such guidance to be placed in the Library of the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial Statement.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

104

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Assistance under subsection (1) (a) shall only be forthcoming if the authority has taken into consideration spare capacity by existing providers.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

91

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     16,     after 'assistance', insert 'and services or use of premises in kind'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

92

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     21,     after 'willing', insert ', or is likely to be willing,'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

95

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   A local authority must establish a complaints mechanism for exisiting providers who have been disadvantaged by local authorities providing childcare themselves.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

94

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3B)   A local authority must be able to show it has reached its decisions after appropriate consultation with stakeholders.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

8

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3C)   The local authority shall publish its research into the availability of local children's services and provide a consultation period of not less than three months.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

198

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3D)   If a local authority provides childcare under subsection (3)(b) of this section it shall publish reasons for regarding this as appropriate.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

247

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3E)   For the purposes of subsection 3(b) of this section it shall not be regarded as appropriate for a local authority to provide childcare in circumstances where there are—

      (a) existing childcare places within one mile, and

      (b) such provision has been graded by Ofsted as either outstanding (grade 1) or good (grade 2).'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

245

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     25,     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4)   Maintained schools shall be under a duty to seek relationships with existing private and voluntary independent childcare providers before opening nursery facilities or out-of-hours care for the under-fives.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

9

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     25,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

103

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     31,     at end insert ', which may include recommendations for a commissioning framework and partnership options.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

10

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     31,     at end insert ', such guidance to be placed in the Library of the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial Statement.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

246

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     31,     at end insert ', such guidance to include advice and support to local authorities to promote partnership arrangements with local private and voluntary independent childcare providers.'.


   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

199

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     34,     leave out from 'person' to 'for'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

101

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     43,     at end add—

    '(4)   The local authority must establish an appeals process appropriate for existing providers who wish to challenge the basis on which that local authority has entered into partnership, or declined to enter into partnership, with them.'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening

238

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     43,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall publish a National Commissioning Framework to establish best practice for partnership arrangements between local authorities' private and voluntary independent childcare providers.'.



 
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