Clause 7 - Co-operation to improve well-being
Children Bill [Lords]
3:45 pm
Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 23, in
clause 7, page 5, line 25, at end insert—
'(1A) This section also applies to children in the authority's care but placed outside that authority area whilst in their care.'.
Amendment No. 60, in
clause 7, page 5, line 27, after 'children', insert
'living in or becoming known to agencies'.
Amendment No. 215, in
clause 7, page 6, line 7, leave out 'for England' and insert
'for the area any part of which falls within the area of the children's services authority'.
Amendment No. 33, in
clause 8, page 7, line 4, after 'children', insert—
'(aa) considerations apply equally to children in the care of the children's services authority who are being looked after out of that authority's geographical area, and regulations will specify procedures for the responsible body.'.
New clause 9—Children's services in England—
'(1) Where a children's services authority is a county council it must publish a plan for the devolution of co-operative arrangements to improve the well-being of children in the authority's area to district or primary care trust level.
(2) This devolved plan shall be reviewed every 4 years and the results of that review published.'.