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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

Clause 59, page 30, line 5, at end insert—

'(aa)

must at such intervals as may be prescribed, but which should not be less than once every three years, inspect later years provision to which this section applies,'.

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

277

Clause 59, page 30, line 8, after 'inspection,', insert 'and not less than every three years commencing the day after registration'.

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

Clause 60, page 30, line 19, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

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

Clause 60, page 30, line 35, at end insert—

'(da)

must post a copy of the report on the Ofsted website.'.

Beverley Hughes

146

Clause 61, page 31, line 13, leave out 'register' and insert 'be registered'.

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

Clause 61, page 31, line 19, after 'give', insert ', which relates directly to prescribed matters'.

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

Clause 61, page 31, line 20, leave out 'any prescribed' and insert 'nominal'.

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

Clause 61, page 31, line 35, at end insert—

'(6) 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.'.

Beverley Hughes

147

Clause 62, page 31, line 37, leave out 'wishes' and insert 'proposes'.

Beverley Hughes

148

Clause 62, page 32, line 1, leave out 'register' and insert 'be registered'.

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

Clause 62, page 32, line 8, after 'give', insert 'which relates directly to prescribed matters'.

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

Clause 62, page 32, line 9, leave out 'any prescribed' and insert 'a nominal'.

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

276

Clause 62, page 32, line 32, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

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

Clause 62, page 32, line 38, at end insert—

'(7) 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

Clause 65, page 33, line 39, after 'he', insert 'reasonably'.

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

Clause 65, page 33, line 40, at end insert ', provided such conditions relate to prescribed matters.'.

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

Clause 65, page 34, line 2, at end insert ', as he reasonably thinks fit.'.

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

Clause 66, page 34, line 37, at end insert—

'(7) 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

Clause 66, page 34, line 37, at end insert—

'(8) The provisions of section 59 (inspections) and 60 (report on inspections) shall apply to persons registered under this Chapter.'.

Beverley Hughes

149

Clause 77, page 42, line 35, at end insert—

'( ) Subsection (2) does not prevent the imposition under section 38, 57 or 65 of a condition requiring a person registered under Chapter 2, 3 or 4 to secure that the occupier of any premises on which the registered person provides early years provision or later years provision gives any consent required by that subsection.'.

Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams

287

*Clause 79, page 43, line 25, at end insert, ' ; and on progress on the provisional development of those employed in childcare provision, including qualifications and income levels.'.

Beverley Hughes

150

Clause 82, page 44, line 23, at end insert—

'( ) Regulations may require the Chief Inspector to provide prescribed information held by him in relation to persons registered under this Part to prescribed persons for either of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).'.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 3

Procedure for making certain orders specifying learning and development requirements

Beverley Hughes

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies where the Secretary of State proposes to make an order under section 39(1)(a) specifying early learning goals or educational programmes.

(2) The Secretary of State must give notice of the proposal—

(a)	to such bodies representing the interests of early years providers as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and

(b)	to any other persons with whom consultation appears to the Secretary of State to be desirable,

and must give them a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations as to the issues arising.

(3) When the Secretary of State has considered any evidence and representations submitted to him in pursuance of subsection (2), he must publish in such manner as, in his opinion, is likely to bring them to the notice of persons having a special interest in early years provision—

(a)	a draft of the proposed order and any associated document, and

(b)	a summary of the views expressed during the consultation.

(4) The Secretary of State must allow a period of not less than one month beginning with the publication of the draft of the proposed order for the submission of any further evidence and representations as to the issues arising.

(5) When the period so allowed has expired, the Secretary of State may make the order, with or without modifications.'.

Determination of whether prescribed requirements for registration are satisfied

Beverley Hughes

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies where the Chief Inspector—

(a)	is determining, for the purpose of deciding whether to grant an application for registration under Chapter 2, 3 or 4, whether the prescribed requirements for registration are satisfied and are likely to be continued to be satisfied, or

(b)	is determining, for the purpose of deciding whether to cancel the registration of any person under section 67(2)(a), whether the prescribed requirements for registration have ceased, or will cease, to be satisfied.

(2) The Chief Inspector may, if regulations so provide and he thinks it appropriate to do so, treat the prescribed requirements for registration as not being satisfied or (as the case may be) as having ceased to be satisfied if for the purpose of his determination—

(a)	the Chief Inspector has requested a person ("A") to consent to the disclosure by another person ("B") to the Chief Inspector of information which——

(i)	relates to A,

(ii)	is held by B, and

(iii)

is of a prescribed description, and

(b)	A does not give his consent or withdraws his consent after giving it.'.

Arrangements for childcare providers to safeguard and promote welfare of young children

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

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Each person and body to whom this part applies must make arrangements for ensuring that—

(a)	their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; and

(b)	any services provided by another person pursuant to arrangements made by the person or body in the discharge of their functions are provided having regard to that need.

(2) Each person and body to whom this section applies must in discharging their duty under this section have regard to any guidance given to them for the purpose by the Secretary of State.

(3) In the case of a children's services authority in England, the reference in subsection (1) to functions of the authority does not include functions to which section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) applies.'.