Public Bill Committees
Children Bill

• Children Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (6 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Establishment (42 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 52, in clause 1, page 1, line 4, after 'Children's', insert 'Rights'.
  • Schedule 1 - Children's Commissioner (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 122, in schedule 1, page 36, line 17, at end insert— '(3) The availability or exercise of any power under this schedule shall not disbar the Local Government...
• Children Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Schedule 1 - Children's Commissioner (40 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 119, in schedule 1, page 36, line 19, after 'by', insert 'the United Kingdom Youth Parliament after consultation with'.—[Mr. Turner.] Question again...
  • Clause 2 - General function (88 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 163, in clause 2, page 1, line 7, leave out from 'promoting' to 'and' in line 8 and insert 'awareness of the views'.—[Margaret Hodge.]
• Children Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (3 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Membership of the Commission (39 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 2, page 2, line 31, leave out subsection (7).
  • Clause 3 - Annual report (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 8, in clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 13 and 14 and insert 'he must— (a) lay a copy before each House of Parliament, and (b) simultaneously send a copy to the...
  • Clause 4 - Inquiries initiated by Commissioner (33 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 4, page 3, line 22, after 'child', insert 'in England'.
• Children Bill [Lords], 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Dame Marion Roe in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Inquiries initiated by the Commissioner (7 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 11, in clause 4, page 3, line 22, after 'child', insert 'in England'.—[Mr. Touhig.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 5 - Other inquiries held by Commissioner (31 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 17, in clause 5, page 4, line 13, after 'child', insert 'in England'.—[Margaret Hodge.]
  • Clause 7 - Co-operation to improve well-being (51 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 24, in clause 7, page 5, line 22, after 'partners', insert 'to include voluntary organisations'. At last, we have reached part 2, about halfway through our...
• Children Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 7 - Co-operation to improve well-being (70 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 210, in clause 7, page 5, line 35, at end insert— '(3A) In making arrangements under subsection (3) a children's services authority shall (where parents each...
  • Clause 8 - Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 203, in clause 8, page 6, line 34, at end insert— '(ca) a Special Health Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England, designated by order...
  • Column Number: 179 (0 speeches)
    Clause 8Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare
  • Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare (36 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 134, in clause 8, page 6, line 40, at end insert— '( ) the British Transport Police Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England;'.
• Children Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Dame Marion Roe in the Chair]
  • Clause 8 - Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare (26 speeches, 1 annotation)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 100, in clause 8, page 6, line 46, at end insert— '(l) courts with the power to sentence a child to detention or remand a child in custody.'.—[Mr. Dawson]
  • Clause 10 - Establishment of LSCBs (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 38, in clause 10, page 9, line 41, after 'Service', insert 'or its successor body'. I commend this amendment to the Committee. It simply seeks to amend subsection...
  • Clause 11 - Functions and procedure of LSCBs (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 40, in clause 11, page 10, line 27, after 'children', insert 'in the context of their families or otherwise.'. Once again, we seek to strengthen the provisions of a...
  • Clause 14 - Director of children's services (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 44, in clause 14, page 11, line 21, leave out 'an' and insert 'a senior'.
  • Clause 16 - Joint area reviews (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 137, in clause 16, page 13, line 3, leave out subsection (1).
  • Clause 17 - Framework (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 46, in clause 17, page 14, line 18, at end insert— '( ) A children's services authority must make special provision for the inspection of nurseries within its...
  • Clause 19 - Sections 16 to 18: interpretation (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 143, in clause 19, page 15, line 7, leave out from 'means' to end of line 13 and insert— '(a) anything done for or in relation to children and relevant young persons...
  • Column Number: 225 (0 speeches)
    Clause 21Co-operation to improve well-being: Wales
  • Co-operation to improve well-being: Wales (10 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 144, in clause 21, page 16, line 7, at end insert 'and emotional well-being'.—[Margaret Hodge.]
  • Clause 22 - Responsibility for functions under section 21 (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 146, in clause 22, page 17, line 7, leave out 'section 21' and insert 'sections 21 and (children and young people's plans: Wales)' No. 147, in clause 22, page 17, line...
  • Clause 23 - Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare: Wales (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 149, in clause 23, page 17, line 37, at end insert— '( ) the British Transport Police Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to Wales;'.—[Mr....
  • Clause 24 - Information databases: Wales (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 205, in clause 24, page 20, line 7, at end insert— '(11A) Regulations under subsection (1)(a) and (5) may only be made with the consent of the Secretary of...
  • Clause 25 - Establishment of LSCBs in WAles (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 150, in clause 25, page 20, line 39, leave out from 'trust' to 'in' in line 40 and insert 'providing services' No. 206, in clause 25, page 20, line 45, at end...
  • Column Number: 229 (0 speeches)
    Clause 28LSCBs in Wales: supplementary
  • LSCBs in Wales: supplementary (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 207, in clause 28, page 22, line 16, at end add— '(3) The Assembly must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before giving guidance under subsection (2) at...
  • Schedule 3 - Advisory and support services for family proceedings (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 199, in schedule 3, page 42, line 7, at end insert— 'In section 12, in subsection (1), after ''in respect of family'', insert ''or immigration''.'. I realise...
• Children Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Dame Marion Roe in the Chair]
  • Clause 9 - Information databases (85 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 34, in clause 9, page 7, line 21, leave out 'one or more databases' and insert 'a United Kingdom-wide database'. Welcome back to the Chair, Dame Marion. In the...
• Children Bill [Lords], 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Dame Marion Roe in the Chair]
  • Clause 9 - Information databases (16 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 109, in clause 9, page 7, line 43, leave out paragraph (g).—[Mrs. Brooke.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 38 - Power to establish registration scheme in England (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 94, in clause 38, page 27, line 16, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '(1) It shall be the duty of every children's services authority in England in...
  • Schedule 4 - Child minding and day care (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 162, in schedule 4, page 44, line 7, at end insert— 'Hotels etc In Schedule 9A, after paragraph 2 insert— ''2A (1) Part XA does not apply to provision...
  • Clause 42 - Intervention (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 153, in clause 42, page 30, line 28, after '9', insert 'and (children and young people's plans: England)' No. 154, in clause 42, page 30, line 30, after '21', insert ...
  • Clause 43 - Inspection of local education authorities (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 155, in clause 43, page 31, leave out lines 7 to 13 and insert— ' ''(2) An inspection of a local education authority in England under this section shall consist...
  • Clause 44 - Duty of local authorities to promote educational achievement (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 47, in clause 44, page 31, line 21, at end add— '( ) The duty requires local authorities to request schools to set out their admission policies with particular...
  • Clause 45 - Ascertaining children's wishes (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 48, in clause 45, page 31, line 29, after 'wishes', insert 'and feelings'.
  • Clause 47 - Miscellaneous amendments for Parts 2 and 3 (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 157, in clause 47, page 32, line 5, leave out subsection (2).—[Margaret Hodge.] Question put, That clause 47, as amended, and clauses 48 to 51 stand part of the Bill....
  • Clause 52 - Interpretation (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 184, in clause 52, page 33, line 20, leave out 'section 2(10)' and insert 'section (care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities)'.—[Margaret Hodge.] ...
  • Clause 53 - Regulations and orders (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 208, in clause 53, page 34, line 26, after 'under', insert 'section 8(1)(ca) or'.—[Margaret Hodge.] Clause 53, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 54 - Commencement (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 209, in clause 54, page 34, line 36, at end insert 'subject to subsections (3A) and (3B). (3A) The Assembly must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before...
  • Clause 55 - Extent (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 186, in clause 55, page 35, line 16, leave out '5' and insert '4'. No. 187, in clause 55, page 35, line 16, at end insert— '( ) In Part 5— (a) sections 37...
  • Clause 56 - Short title (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 161, in clause 56, page 35, line 20, leave out subsection (2).—[Margaret Hodge.] Clause 56, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • New Clause 20 - Children and young people's plans: England (0 speeches)
    '(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations require a children's services authority in England from time to time to prepare and publish a plan setting out the authority's strategy for...
  • New Clause 21 - Children and young people's plans: Wales (0 speeches)
    '(1) The Assembly may by regulations require a children's services authority in Wales from time to time to prepare and publish a plan setting out the authority's strategy for discharging their...
  • New Clause 22 - Inspection (0 speeches)
    '(1) Chapter 6 of Part 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43) (functions of the Assembly in relation to social services) shall apply as if anything done...
  • New Clause 23 - Social services committees (0 speeches)
    '(1) Sections 2 to 5 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c.42) (social services committees) shall cease to have effect. (2) In Schedule 1 to that Act (enactments conferring...
  • New Clause 24 - Publication of material relating to legal proceedings (0 speeches)
    '(1) In section 97(2) of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) (privacy for children involved in certain proceedings), after ''publish'' insert ''to the public at large or any section of the public''. ...
  • New Clause 25 Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue - Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue (0 speeches)
    '(1) In Schedule 5 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) (use and disclosure of information), after paragraph 10 insert— ''Provision of information by Board for purposes relating to welfare...
  • New Clause 26 - Repeals (0 speeches)
    'The enactments specified in Schedule (repeals) are repealed to the extent specified.'.
  • New Clause 27 - Functions of Commissioner in Wales (0 speeches)
    '(1) The Children's Commissioner has the function of promoting awareness of the views and interests of children in Wales, except in so far as relating to any matter falling within the remit of...
  • New Clause 28 - Functions of Commissioner in Scotland (0 speeches)
    '(1) The Children's Commissioner has the function of promoting awareness of the views and interests of children in Scotland in relation to reserved matters. (2) Subsections (2) to (9) of...
  • New Clause 29 - Functions of Commissioner in Northern Ireland (0 speeches)
    '(1) The Children's Commissioner has the function of promoting the views and interests of children in Northern Ireland in relation to excepted matters. (2) Subsections (2) to (9) of section 2...
  • New Clause 30 - Annual reports (0 speeches)
    '(1) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year the Children's Commissioner must make a report on— (a) the way in which he has discharged his functions under this Part,...
  • New Clause 31 - Care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities (0 speeches)
    '(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part, other than section 2(8) and (9). (2) Any reference to a child includes, in addition to a person under the age of 18, a person aged 18,...
  • 'Repeals Plans (0 speeches)
    Child minding and daycare Short title and chapter Extent of repeal Children Act 1989 (c.41) In section 79F(1) and (2), paragraph (b) and the preceding ''and''. In section...
  • Child minding and daycare - Inspection of local education authorities - Social services committees and departments (0 speeches)
    section 98(3) (in the words substituted by that provision). Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6) The words ''social services department'' in— section 46(5)(a)...
  • Reasonable punishment - Child safety orders (0 speeches)
    Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill. Amendment made: No. 189, in title, line 7, leave out 'and about child safety orders' and add ', child safety orders, the...