S.C.D.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 13th December 2005
STANDING COMMITTEE D
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CHILDCARE BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [6th December].
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
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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
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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
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
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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.'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
105
Clause 10, page 6, line 4, after 'childcare', insert 'or childcare support services.'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
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Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert ', which should have regard to the demands and needs of families as set out in section 6.'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
106
Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert ', which must be published and a copy sent to the Children's Commissioner'.
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
86
Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert—
'(1A) An assessment under subsection (1) must include the childcare needs of children whose parents are not working.'.
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams
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Clause 11, page 6, line 13, after 'assessments"', insert 'which must include an assessment of—
| (a) | the supply of childcare provision available locally, and |
| (b) | the childcare requirements of parents living in the area'. |
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams
271
Clause 11, page 6, line 23, after 'criteria', insert 'which must include an assessment of the quality of the childcare provision available locally'.
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams
194
Clause 11, page 6, line 28, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
| '(a) | consult parents and prospective parents in their area, |
| (b) | consult early years providers in their area, including those in private and voluntary sectors, |
| (c) | consult other persons engaged in activities which may improve the well-being of young children in their area, and |
| (d) | consult young children'. |
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Justine Greening
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Clause 11, page 6, 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
108
Clause 12, page 6, line 40, after 'provision', insert ', affordability, sustainability and quality'.
Annette Brooke
Mr Roger Williams
177
Clause 12, page 6, line 40, at end insert—
| '(aa) | examples of the potential implications for young children of unregulated childcare; |
| (ab) | parenting classes available in the area of the local authority;'. |
Tim Loughton
Mr Nick Gibb
Andrew Selous
Miss Julie Kirkbride
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Clause 12, page 7, line 2, at end insert—
| '(d) | any other services or facilities, or any publications, which may be of benefit to parents of disabled children in their area; |
| (e) | any other services or facilities, or any publications, which may be of benefit to disabled children or young persons in their area.'. |
