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| | Tuesday 13th December 2005 |
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| | [Fifth and Sixth SIttings]
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| | Clause 7, page 5, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | Regulations made under this section may not be made unless a draft of the |
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| | | instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of |
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| | Clause 7, page 5, line 8, at end insert ‘, such guidance to be placed in the Library of |
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| | the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial Statement.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | Assistance under subsection (1) (a) shall only be forthcoming if the authority has |
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| | | taken into consideration spare capacity by existing providers.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 16, after ‘assistance’, insert ‘and services or use of premises |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 21, after ‘willing’, insert ‘, or is likely to be willing,’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | A local authority must establish a complaints mechanism for exisiting providers |
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| | | who have been disadvantaged by local authorities providing childcare |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3B) | A local authority must be able to show it has reached its decisions after |
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| | | appropriate consultation with stakeholders.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3C) | The local authority shall publish its research into the availability of local |
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| | | children’s services and provide a consultation period of not less than three |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3D) | If a local authority provides childcare under subsection (3)(b) of this section it |
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| | | shall publish reasons for regarding this as appropriate.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 24, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3E) | For the purposes of subsection 3(b) of this section it shall not be regarded as |
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| | | appropriate for a local authority to provide childcare in circumstances where there |
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| | | (a) | existing childcare places within one mile, and |
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| | | (b) | such provision has been graded by Ofsted as either outstanding (grade 1) |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 25, leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | Maintained schools shall be under a duty to seek relationships with existing |
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| | | private and voluntary independent childcare providers before opening nursery |
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| | | facilities or out-of-hours care for the under-fives.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 25, leave out subsection (4). |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 31, at end insert ‘, which may include recommendations for |
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| | a commissioning framework and partnership options.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 31, at end insert ‘, such guidance to be placed in the Library |
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| | of the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 31, at end insert ‘, such guidance to include advice and |
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| | support to local authorities to promote partnership arrangements with local private and |
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| | voluntary independent childcare providers.’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 5, line 34, leave out from ‘person’ to ‘for’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 5, line 43, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The local authority must establish an appeals process appropriate for existing |
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| | | providers who wish to challenge the basis on which that local authority has |
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| | | entered into partnership, or declined to enter into partnership, with them.’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 5, line 43, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The Secretary of State shall publish a National Commissioning Framework to |
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| | | establish best practice for partnership arrangements between local authorities’ |
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| | | private and voluntary independent childcare providers.’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 6, line 4, after ‘childcare’, insert ‘or childcare support services.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert ‘, which should have regard to the demands |
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| | and needs of families as set out in section 6.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert ‘, which must be published and a copy sent |
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| | to the Children’s Commissioner’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | An assessment under subsection (1) must include the childcare needs of children |
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| | | whose parents are not working.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 13, after ‘assessments”’, insert ‘which must include an |
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| | | (a) | the supply of childcare provision available locally, and |
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| | | (b) | the childcare requirements of parents living in the area’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 23, after ‘criteria’, insert ‘which must include an |
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| | assessment of the quality of the childcare provision available locally’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 28, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(a) | consult parents and prospective parents in their area, |
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| | | (b) | consult early years providers in their area, including those in private and |
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| | | (c) | consult other persons engaged in activities which may improve the well- |
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| | | being of young children in their area, and |
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| | | (d) | consult young children’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 31, at end insert ‘, such guidance to be placed in the Library |
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| | of the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial |
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| | Clause 12, page 6, line 40, after ‘provision’, insert ‘, affordability, sustainability |
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| | Clause 12, page 6, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(aa) | examples of the potential implications for young children of unregulated |
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| | | (ab) | parenting classes available in the area of the local authority;’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | any other services or facilities, or any publications, which may be of |
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| | | benefit to parents of disabled children in their area; |
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| | | (e) | any other services or facilities, or any publications, which may be of |
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| | | benefit to disabled children or young persons in their area.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | parental support for their children’s learning.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 14, at end insert ‘, such guidance to be placed in the Library |
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| | of the House of Commons and its existence noted by way of Written Ministerial |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 16, after ‘person’, insert ‘, or an employee of an English |
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| | local authority with responsibility for the care of a young child or young person,’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, line 30, leave out ‘register’ and insert ‘be registered’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, line 32, leave out ‘register’ and insert ‘be registered’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, line 39, leave out ‘register’ and insert ‘be registered’. |
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