609

House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 23 April 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

567-74, 575-84, 585-91 and 605-08

Consideration of Bill

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, As Amended

Children visited by key workers

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Stephen Williams

NC20

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 16 of the Children Act 2004 insert—

“16A (1)

The Children’s services authority shall secure that, when any child is

the subject of—

(a)	an investigation under section 47 of the Children Act 1989; or

(b)	a child protection plan agreed by the Local Safeguarding

Children Board

is visited by his or her key worker, the child shall, if practicable and

reasonable in the circumstances, be seen separately from his or her

parent or care-giver.

(2)	The key worker referred to in subsection (1) is—

(a)	in the case of subsection (1)(a) of this section, the lead social

worker appointed by the children’s services authority; and

(b)	in the case of subsection (1)(b), the key worker appointed by

the Local Safeguarding Children Board.”.’.

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Revised 24 April 2009