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| | New Amendments handed in are marked thus  |
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| | Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]
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| | | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the |
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| | | Programming Sub-Committee [19th June 2008]. |
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| | | Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee |
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| | | The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill |
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| | | agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 19th June (Standing Order |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday |
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| | | (a) | at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 24th June; |
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| | | (b) | at 9.00 a.m. on Thursday 26th June; |
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| | | (c) | at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 1st July; and |
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| | | (d) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 3rd July; |
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| | | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 9; |
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| | | Schedule 1; Clauses 10 to 39; Schedule 2; Clauses 40 to 42; Schedule 3; |
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| | | Clauses 43 to 45; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the |
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| | | (3) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | | conclusion at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 3rd July. |
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| | | Kevin Brennan has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the |
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| | | Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C]. |
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| | | That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the |
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| | | Committee shall be reported to the House for publication. |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, line 17, leave out ‘five’ and insert ‘three’. |
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| | Clause 6, page 5, line 18, leave out ‘passed’ and insert ‘comes into force’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 6, line 4, after ‘England’, insert ‘and persons over 16 years of age |
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| | but under 22 years of age who have received services under section 23C to 24D of the |
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| | 1989 Act in the past five years.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 6, line 15, leave out from ‘State’ to ‘in’ in line 16 and insert ‘must |
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| | discharge functions under this section in a manner consistent with the objectives of |
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| | safeguarding the welfare of children as set out’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 6, line 17, at end insert ‘and to the provisions of the United Nations |
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| | Convention on the Rights of the Child.’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 28, after ‘subsection’, insert ‘or submit a written explanation |
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| | of why such a placement was not desirable or achievable’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 37, after ‘sibling’, insert ‘or siblings’. |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 38, leave out ‘to live together’ and insert ‘or siblings to be |
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| | placed together and maintain that placement for as long as is reasonably practicable and |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The local authority must ensure that C does not have more than three placements |
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| | | within a 12 month period or more than two placements within the last year of |
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| | | compulsory schooling, or submit a written explanation of why this was not |
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| | Clause 10, page 9, line 2, at end insert ‘or have looked after within the meaning of |
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| | section 23C of the 1989 Act.’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 9, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | that are defined as “relevant” and “former relevant” in sections 23(A) and |
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| | | 23(C) of this Act, provided that these definitions are taken to include |
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| | | those up to the age of 21.’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 9, line 10, after ‘of’, insert ‘appropriate’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 9, line 18, at end add ‘; and local authorities providing or arranging |
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| | accommodation for relevant or former relevant young people up to the age of 21.’. |
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| | | Clause 11, page 9, line 24, after ‘child’, insert ‘or a child who is a relevant child’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 10, line 13, leave out from beginning to ‘it’ in line 14 and insert |
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| | ‘Whether or not the independent reviewing officer is an officer of the local authority,’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 10, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | A local authority must ensure that the independent reviewing officer appointed |
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| | | under this section is sufficiently independent. |
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| | | (6) | In this section ‘sufficiently independent’ means— |
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| | | (a) | having minimal connection to the local authority in question; |
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| | | (b) | having not worked for the local authority in question in the last 10 years; |
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| | | (c) | being previously unconnected to the particular child in question; and |
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| | | (d) | having no conflict of interest.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 10, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | In carrying out his functions in relation to subsection (1)(c) above the |
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| | | independent reviewing officer must— |
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| | | (a) | give information to the child about independent advocacy; |
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| | | (b) | where the need for independent advocacy is identified, require the local |
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| | | authority to make arrangements for the provision of independent |
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| | | (6) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | | (a) | “advocacy” means the provision of independent and confidential |
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| | | information, advice, representation and support to a child; |
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| | | (b) | “independent” means that the person appointed is not connected with the |
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| | | local authority by virtue of being— |
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| | | (i) | a member of the local authority or any of their committees or |
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| | | sub-committees, whether elected or co-opted; or |
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| | | (ii) | an officer of the local authority employed by the Children’s |
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| | | Services Department of that authority; or |
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| | | (iii) | a spouse or civil partner of any such person.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 10, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | In carrying out his functions in relation to subsection (1)(c) above the |
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| | | independent reviewing officer must— |
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| | | (a) | give information to the child about independent advocacy; and |
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| | | (b) | where the need for independent advocacy is identified, require the local |
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| | | authority to make arrangements for the provision of independent |
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| | | (6) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | | (a) | “advocacy” means the provisions of independent and confidential |
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| | | information, advice, representations and support to a child; |
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| | | (b) | “independent” means that the local authority has arrangements in place |
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| | | to ensure that the child is protected from any conflict of interest on the |
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| | | part of the advocate appointed.’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 12, line 8, leave out ‘this section’ and insert ‘section 12 or 13’. |
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| | Clause 16, page 13, line 6, leave out ‘representative of the authority’ and insert ‘a |
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| | registered social worker or equivalent appropriate professional representing the |
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| | Clause 16, page 13, leave out lines 23 to 25. |
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| | Clause 18, page 14, line 27, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | In each of subsections (1) and (2), after ‘responsible authority’ insert ‘within one |
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| | Clause 19, page 15, line 24, leave out ‘representative of the authority’ and insert ‘a |
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| | registered social worker or equivalent appropriate professional representing the |
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| | Clause 20, page 16, line 4, leave out from ‘designate’ to ‘as’ in line 5 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(i) | at least one member of the teaching staff at the school (“the |
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| | | designated person”); and, additionally and separately, |
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| | | (ii) | at least one member of the governing body who is not a teacher’. |
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| | Clause 20, page 16, line 5, after ‘school’, insert ‘who is a qualified teacher’. |
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| | Clause 20, page 16, line 6, after ‘achievement’, insert ‘, and for reporting the |
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| | educational progress to the foster carer or other appropriate carer,’. |
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| | Clause 20, page 16, line 6, after ‘achievement’, insert ‘and well-being’. |
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| | Clause 20, page 16, line 11, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The governing body must designate a member of the governing body (“the |
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| | | designated governor”) as having responsibility for oversight of the provision |
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| | | made under subsection (1). |
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| | | ( ) | The governing body must ensure that the designated governor is provided with all |
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| | | relevant information to assist him in the discharge of his functions.’. |
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| | Clause 21, page 17, line 3, after ‘higher education’, insert ‘or further education and |
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| | training, including apprenticeships’. |
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| | Clause 21, page 17, line 8, after ‘higher education’, insert ‘or further education and |
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| | training, including apprenticeships’. |
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| | Clause 22, page 17, line 35, at end insert ‘, and |
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| | | (d) | he is a child who has been granted asylum.’. |
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| | Clause 24, page 19, line 30, after ‘circumstances’, insert ‘and as described in |
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| | Clause 25, page 19, line 38, at end insert ‘appropriate’. |
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| | Page 26, line 32, leave out Clause 35. |
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| | Clause 36, page 27, line 9, at end insert ‘except in exceptional circumstances.’. |
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| | Clause 45, page 30, line 5, leave out subsection (2). |
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