Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) Bill.

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 2 July 1936.

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Photo of Mr John Colville Mr John Colville , Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern

I beg to move, in page 3, line 38, after "effect," to insert:

  1. "(a) if the child in respect of whom it was granted does not enter the service of the employer named in the certificate within twenty-one days after the date stated therein as the date from which the certificate is to have effect; or
  2. (b)."
Sub-section (1) of Clause 3 provides that an employment certificate shall in certain circumstances cease to have effect. It is now proposed to extend the Sub-section for a possible isolated case. It is possible that there would be such cases where a child obtains a certificate, leaves school and then decides, or his parents decide, not to take the employment. In our view a certificate should not go on being valid for an unlimited period in such cases. We therefore propose to provide that in the event of such cases arising the certificate should be cancelled after 21 days if the child does not take up employment. I hope again that the Amendment will commend itself to the House.