Public Bill Committees
Children and Young Persons Bill

• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (5 speeches)
  [Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 (18 speeches)
    Power to enter into arrangements for discharge of care functions
  • Clause 2 (1 speech)
    Restrictions on arrangements under section 1
  • Clause 3 (1 speech)
    Effect of arrangements under section 1
  • Clause 4 (5 speeches)
    Regulation of providers of social work services
  • Clause 5 (1 speech)
    Functions under this Part to be social services functions
  • Clause 6 (9 speeches)
    Piloting and expiry of arrangements under this Part
  • Clause 7 (5 speeches)
    Border and Immigration Agency: welfare of children
  • Clause 8 (14 speeches)
    Well-being of children and young persons
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair]
  • Clause 8 (13 speeches)
    Well-being of children and young persons
  • Clause 9 (61 speeches)
    Provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (1 speech)
  [Hywel Williams in the Chair]
  • Clause 10 (35 speeches)
    General duty of local authority to secure sufficient accommodation
  • Clause 11 (3 speeches)
    Independent reviewing officers
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 (32 speeches)
    Independent reviewing officers
  • Clause 12 (1 speech)
    Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: England
  • Clause 13 (1 speech)
    Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales
  • Clause 14 (3 speeches)
    Orders under sections 12 and 13: supplementary provisions
  • Clause 15 (1 speech)
    Expiry of powers conferred by sections 12 and 13
  • Clause 16 (30 speeches)
    Duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others
  • Clause 17 (1 speech)
    Independent Visitors for Children Looked After by a Local Authority
  • Clause 18 (6 speeches)
    Notification to appropriate officer of children in long-term care
  • Clause 19 (1 speech)
    Visits to children in long-term care
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  • Clause 19 (1 speech)
    Visits to children in long-term care
  • Clause 20 (14 speeches)
    Designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local authority
  • Clause 21 (5 speeches)
    Entitlement to payment in respect of higher education
  • Clause 24 (4 speeches)
    Extension of power to make payments in cash
  • Clause 25 (5 speeches)
    Breaks from caring for disabled children
  • Clause 26 (12 speeches)
    Power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement relating to children’s home etc.
  • Clause 34 (2 speeches)
    Independent review of determinations relating to adoption
  • Clause 35 (13 speeches)
    Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004
  • Clause 45 (0 speeches)
    Short title
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Pope in the Chair]
  • New Clause 2 (5 speeches)
    Chief Social Worker ‘(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a Chief Social Worker to fulfil the functions mentioned in this section. (2) The Chief Social Worker shall be responsible to the...
  • New Clause 5 (18 speeches)
    Early intervention ‘Before a child is committed into care, the local authority must, where appropriate, offer a family group conference and any other reasonable intervention which may...
  • New Clause 6 (9 speeches)
    Looked after status ‘(1) The 1989 Act is amended as follows. (2) After section 85(4) insert “; and (c) in the exercise of their functions under paragraph (b) consider whether the...
  • New Clause 11 (1 speech)
    Scope of inspections by the chief inspector ‘In section 147 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) (inspection of premises in connection with adoption and fostering functions)...
• Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Greg Pope in the Chair]
  • New Clause 11 (3 speeches)
    Scope of inspections by the chief inspector ‘In section 147 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) (inspection of premises in connection with adoption and fostering functions)...
  • New Clause 12 (18 speeches)
    Adoption targets ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall not impose numerical targets for the number of children in local authority care who are to be adopted. (2) The Secretary of State shall...
  • New Clause 13 (8 speeches)
    Responsibilities of parenthood ‘(1) In section 10 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (power of court to make section 8 orders), after subsection (9)(b) insert— “(ba) in relation...
  • New Clause 14 (9 speeches)
    Payment of fees ‘(1) Section 49 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31) (payment to foster parents) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (4) insert— “(5) Payment of the fee to a...
  • New Clause 16 (10 speeches)
    Medical records of adopted children ‘Local authorities must make provision for the parents of children given for adoption to deposit medical records which may include samples of their DNA...
  • New Clause 20 (2 speeches)
    Duty to consider children’s views in service improvement ‘After section 22 of the 1989 Act insert— “22H Children’s views in service improvement (1) Each local...
  • New Clause 24 (3 speeches)
    Guardians for children with special protection needs ‘(1) As soon as a child under 18 who is separated from both his parents and is not being cared for by an adult who by law or custom has...
  • New Clause 25 (5 speeches)
    Health assessments and care ‘After section 90 of the 1989 Act insert— “Health assessments and care 90A Health assessments and care (1) Where a child is looked after by a local...
  • New Clause 28 (4 speeches)
    Limitation period ‘In seeking to bring a claim for damages in relation to any injury sustained during any period in which C was a looked after child, the limitation period for bringing such...
  • New Clause 31 (7 speeches)
    Duty to assess provision of independent advocacy services ‘(1) A local authority must prepare assessments of the sufficiency of the provision of independent advocacy services (whether or...
  • New Clause 36 (13 speeches)
    Care of young persons up to age 21 ‘After section 22G of the 1989 Act (which is inserted by section 10) insert— “22H General duty of local authority in respect of former...