Clause 11 - Duty to assess childcare provision
Childcare Bill
Public Bill Committees, 13 December 2005, 4:00 pm
David Amess (Southend West, Conservative)
I remind the Committee that with this we are discussing the following amendments: No. 86, in page 6, line 13, at end insert—
‘(1A)An assessment under subsection (1) must include the childcare needs of children whose parents are not working.’.
No. 272, in page 6, line 13, after ‘assessments”’, insert
‘which must include an assessment of—
(a)the supply of childcare provision available locally, and
(b)the childcare requirements of parents living in the area’.
No. 271, in page 6, line 23, after ‘criteria’, insert
‘which must include an assessment of the quality of the childcare provision available locally’.
No. 304, in clause 26, page 12, line 40, at end insert—
‘(2A)Regulations made under subsection (1) shall include provision requiring a local authority to review an assessment following the provision of relevant evidence, not previously considered, by parents.’.