Clause 35

Part of Education and Skills Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:15 am on 21 February 2008.

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Photo of Nick Gibb Nick Gibb Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) 9:15, 21 February 2008

I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 35, page 19, line 1, leave out ‘, but need not,’.

This is a short amendment to question whether a phrase such as “but need not” in a subsection that gives a permissive power for a parenting order to include a particular requirement is proper legislative language. Clearly, if the provision gives rise to a permissive power rather than a requirement, it already is the case that the power need not be used. The phrase is tautologous and rather folksy in its drafting and, therefore, should be removed.