Clause 11 - Powers of CIECSS in relation to parent undertakings

Part of Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:00 pm on 28 January 2025.

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Photo of Neil O'Brien Neil O'Brien Shadow Minister (Education) 2:00, 28 January 2025

I simply want to lodge a very specific question about proposed new section 30ZC(3)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 and the category of people who may not be given a regulatory fine but instead must be prosecuted. I raised the issue in this morning’s session about whether those people would not be able to get a regulatory fine because of the individual case being dealt with, or whether it was the case that anybody who had a previous history of being found guilty of any of these things could not have a regulatory fine applied to them. I would be grateful if the Minister can clear that up now, or if he will undertake to write to me about it. It is just to understand what the law is proposing in that respect.