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| Tuesday 6th December 2005 |
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| [first and second Sittings]
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| | Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee |
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| | (1) | during proceedings on the Childcare Bill the Standing Committee shall (in |
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| | addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 6th December) meet— |
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| | (a) | at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 6th December; |
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| | (b) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 8th December; |
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| | (c) | at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 13th December; |
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| | (d) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 15th December; |
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| | (e) | at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th December; |
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| | (f) | at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 10th January; |
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| | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 21; new |
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| | Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1; Clauses 22 to 30; new Clauses |
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| | and new Schedules relating to Part 2; Clauses 31 to 47; Schedule 1; Clauses |
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| | 48 to 95; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 3; Clause 96; |
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| | Schedules 2 and 3; Clauses 97 to 104; remaining new Clauses; remaining new |
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| | Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill. |
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| | (3) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 10th January. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out ‘reduce inqualities between’ and insert ‘raise the |
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| quality of outcomes of the most disadvantaged.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out line 16 and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The Secretary of State may require a local authority to work with relevant |
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| | partners in co-operation with other local providers of childcare to submit |
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| | proposed targets and supporting information before prescribing targets for:’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 16, leave out ‘prescribe’ and insert ‘, in accordance with |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 3, leave out ‘the reduction of inequalities between’ and insert |
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| ‘the increase in the levels of well-being of’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 3, leave out ‘the reduction of inequalities between’ and insert |
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| ‘raising the quality of outcomes of the most disadvantaged.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 5, at end insert ‘which must be based on qualitative |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 7, leave out ‘prescribed’ and insert ‘set’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 8, leave out ‘are met’ and insert ‘do not act against securing |
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| long term quality outcomes in the provision of childcare.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 8, at end insert ‘and explained as clearly and transparently as |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 8, at end insert ‘, and that one target is not met to the |
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| detriment of any other.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4A) | In exercising their functions, an English local authority must ensure that— |
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| | (a) | the improvement of well-being of young children in its area is monitored |
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| | (b) | the reduction of inequalities between young children in its area is |
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| | (c) | young children’s views and experiences are included in any monitoring |
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| | and evaluation undertaken under this section; and |
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| | (d) | a report on improvements in young children’s well-being and the |
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| | reduction of inequalities between young children in its area is made |
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| | annually to the Secretary of State.’. |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 15, after ‘services’, insert ‘or children’s services’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 25, at end insert ‘ “children’s services”, in relation to a local |
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| authority, has the same meaning as in Section 23(3) of the Children Act 2004 (c.31).’. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, line 26, after ‘child’, insert ‘, or an employee of an English local |
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| authority with responsibility for the care of a young child,’. |
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| [Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m. |
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