Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
[Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair]
Dr Carol Homden and Anne Longfield gave evidence.
Andy Smith and Ruth Stanier gave evidence.
Julie McCulloch and Paul Whiteman gave evidence.
Jacky Tiotto gave evidence.
[Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]
Dame Rachel de Souza gave evidence.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Lee Owston and Yvette Stanley gave evidence.
Mark Russell, Lynn Perry and Katharine Sacks-Jones gave evidence.
Nigel Genders and Paul Barber gave evidence.
Sir Jon Coles, Sir Dan Moynihan and Luke Sparkes gave evidence.
Rebecca Leek, Jane Wilson and Leora Cruddas gave evidence.
David Thomas gave evidence.
Kate Anstey gave evidence.
Catherine McKinnell and Stephen Morgan gave evidence.
(Morning)
I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 1, page 2, line 11, leave out “may (in particular)” and insert “should, where appropriate”.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 3, page 3, line 33, leave out “the director of children’s services for”. This amendment and Amendment 2 make minor changes relating to local...
[Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 19, in clause 3, page 5, line 3, at end insert— “16EC Report on work and impact of multi-agency child protection teams (1) The Secretary of State must...
I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 4, page 6, line 33, at end insert— “(4A) Where the relevant person considers that the disclosure would be more detrimental to the child than not...
I beg to move amendment 38, in clause 5, page 9, line 20, at end insert— “(e) financial support; (f) legal support; (g) family group decision making.”
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 7, page 11, line 38, after “support” insert “and staying put support”. This amendment would include staying put support in the...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 7, page 12, line 13, at end insert — “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 24, in clause 10, page 16, line 39, at end insert — “(8A) After subsection (9) insert — ‘(10) Where a child is kept in secure accommodation under...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
(Afternoon)
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 14, page 28, line 37, at end insert— “(c) independent schools with caring responsibilities and offering SEND provision.” This amendment...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 21, page 42, line 23, leave out “has the meaning given by section 437(8)” and insert “means— (a) a community, foundation or voluntary...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 87, in clause 23, page 44, leave out lines 22 to 29 and insert— “(1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school may not require a pupil at the school to...
(Afternoon)
Amendment proposed (this day): 87, in clause 23, page 44, leave out lines 22 to 29 and insert— “(1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school may not require a pupil at the...
I beg to move amendment 33, in clause 24, page 46, line 3, leave out from beginning of line to “a” in line 10.
I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 25, page 49, leave out lines 20 to 21. This amendment would remove a requirement for the register of children not in school to include details of how much...
I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 26, page 63, line 18, at end insert— “(7) A school may submit an appeal against a school nomination notice to the School Admissions Adjudicator...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 70, in clause 31, page 72, line 31, at end insert— “(1A) Powers under subsection (1) may not be exercised in relation to an academy.” This amendment...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 33, page 86, line 12, leave out lines 12 and 13.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 73, in clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert— “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (1) insert— ‘(1A) The...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 78, in clause 43, page 102, leave out lines 35 and 36.
I beg to move amendment 80, in clause 44, page 103, leave out from line 25 to line 8 on page 104 and insert— “(a) in subsection (A1), after ‘measures)’ insert...
I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 45, page 104, line 17, at end insert— “(za) in subsection (1)(a), after ‘the’ insert ‘minimum’”.
Question proposed, That clause 46 stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That clause 47 stand part of the Bill.
(Morning)
I beg to move amendment 90, in clause 48, page 108, line 24, at end insert— “(3) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must issue statutory guidance on...
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 50, page 110, line 4, at end insert— “(4A) Where making a decision the adjudicator must take into account— (a) the performance of the...
[Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair]
(1) A local authority must— (a) provide; or (b) coordinate the provision of programmes which provide, free meals and activities to relevant children during school holidays. (2) For the...
“After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert— ‘512ZAA Identification of children eligible for free school meals (1) The Secretary of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must by regulations establish a protocol for the collection and dissemination of information relating to bereavement support services for children and young...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review on the benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing. (2) A report on the review...
“(1) Where a child (‘C’) who is looked after by the local authority is placed with a foster parent (‘F’) by a local authority, F may make decisions on C’s...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, set up a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. (2) An inquiry established under subsection (1) must seek...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, make provision for a scheme to provide specified funds (‘an academy conversion support grant’)...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, make provision for the delivery of a programme of development for Chief Executive Officers of large...
“The Secretary of State must make provision for the opening of all free schools and university training colleges whose applications were approved prior to October 2024.”— This...
“In Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Act 1996 (school attendance), after section 443 insert— ‘School attendance: registered pupils, offences etc 443A School attendance:...
(Afternoon)
“In Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Act 1996 (school attendance), after section 443 insert— (1) A local authority in England must exercise their functions with a view to—...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within two years of the passing of this Act, publish a report on the impact of charging VAT on private school fees. (2) A report published under subsection...
(1) Every local authority, must within six months of the passing of this Act, publish details of all preventative care and family support available to people in their area. (2) Information...
(1) In the Children Act 1989, after section 19 (review of provision for day care, child minding etc) insert— “19A Duty on local authorities to provide family support services for...
“In section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk), before paragraph (a) insert—
“(1) Subject to subsection (3), the governing body of a maintained or academy school in England has a duty to make arrangements for provision in the school of a dedicated mental health...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish a report outlining the steps necessary to introduce a National Tutoring Guarantee. (2) A...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, establish a National Body for SEND. (2) The functions of the National Body for SEND will include, but not be...
“After section 436G of the Education Act 1996, as inserted by section 25 of this Act, insert— ‘436GA Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school Where a...
“(1) The Secretary of State must conduct a public consultation on the current structures of governance within both local authority and academy schools. (2) The consultation conducted under...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, establish a Child Protection Authority for England. (2) The purpose of such an Authority will be to—...
“(1) The Secretary of State must establish a national children and young people’s wellbeing measurement programme. (2) A programme established under this section must— (a)...
“(1) All schools in England, subject to subsection (4), must have a policy that prohibits the use and carrying of certain devices during the school day. (2) A policy implemented under...
“(1) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on the behaviour of pupils in mainstream primary and secondary state funded schools. (2) This report must— (a) consider...
“(1) Where an act listed in subsection (2) takes place which involves the use or threat of force against a member of a school’s staff, the school must report the incident to the...
“In the Education Act 2002, after subsection (3) insert— “(3A) Where the Secretary of State proposes to make, revise or replace an order under subsection (3)(b) for any subject...
“Where requested by the parent or carer of a child on the school’s pupil roll, a school must allow such persons to view all materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum,...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, entitle an individual to be absent from work on care leave under this section where— (a) the individual is a kinship carer, and (b)...
(1) A person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged as a kinship carer in England. (2) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship...
(1) On the application of one or more qualifying bodies (“the applicant”), the Secretary of State may by order make provision— (a) conferring on the applicant exemption from any...
“(1) A School Support Staff Negotiating Body shall be created to make recommendations to the Secretary of State about the pay and conditions of school support staff in England. (2) The...
“After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert— ‘512ZAA Registration of children eligible for free school meals (1) The Secretary of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish guidance for local authorities and school admissions authorities on the admission of summer-born...
1 Part 8 of the Education Act 2002 (teachers’ pay and conditions etc) is amended as follows. 2 In section 120(2) (School Teachers’ Review Body function: meaning of school teacher),...
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