Amendment made: 6, in clause 6, page 7, line 46, at end insert

“or

(c) appears to the proprietor of the Academy—

(i) to have been in state care in a place outside England and Wales because he or she would not otherwise have been cared for adequately, and

(ii) to have ceased to be in that state care as a result of being adopted;”

This amendment, together with amendment 8, would extend the duty of an Academy proprietor included in an Academy agreement under clause 6 (duty to appoint staff member for promoting educational achievement) to children who were adopted from state care outside England and Wales.

Amendment proposed: 34, in clause 6, page 7, line 46, at end insert—

“(c) was looked after by a local authority but has ceased to be so looked after as a result of returning home to the care of a parent.”

See explanatory statement for amendment 32.

Question put, That the amendment be made.

The Committee divided:

Ayes 6, Noes 10.

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendments made: 7, in clause 6, page 8, line 11, leave out from “is” to end of line 13 and insert

““looked after by a local authority” if the person is looked after by a local authority for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 or Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4).”

See the explanatory statement for amendment 4.

Amendment 8, in clause 6, page 8, line 13, at end insert—

‘(5A) For the purposes of this section a person is in “state care” if he or she is in the care of, or accommodated by—

(a) a public authority,

(b) a religious organisation, or

(c) any other organisation the sole or main purpose of which is to benefit society.”

See the explanatory statement for amendment 6.

Clause 6, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 7 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. —(Mr Syms.)

Adjourned till Thursday 15 December at half-past Eleven o’clock.