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EnactedChildren and Social Work Act 2017

Proposed amendments

52 amendments across 12 provisions

Clause 1 31

Amendment #1886#1886Not movedAmends text
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leave out “have regard to the need”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1887#1887Not movedAmends text
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leave out “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1888#1888WithdrawnAmends text
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after “interests,” insert “prevent the unnecessary criminalisation,”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1889#1889Not movedAmends text
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leave out first “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1890#1890Not movedAmends text
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leave out “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1891#1891Not movedAmends text
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leave out first “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1892#1892Not movedAmends text
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leave out first “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1893#1893Not movedAmends text
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at beginning insert “make arrangements”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1894#1894Not movedAmends text
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leave out “to”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1898#1898WithdrawnAmends text
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after “England” insert “and its relevant partners”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #1962#1962Not movedAmends text
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leave out “have regard to” and insert “ensure that they meet”
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Amendment #1993#1993Not movedAmends text
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after “England” insert “, a Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS England or a relevant housing organisation”
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Amendment #1999#1999Not movedAmends text
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after “England” insert “or department of the United Kingdom Government”
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The Earl of Listowel
Amendment #2001#2001Not movedAmends text
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leave out paragraph (f) and insert—
protect the safety of those children and young people and provide stability in their home lives, relationships and education or work;”
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Baroness Walmsley
Amendment #2006#2006WithdrawnAmends text
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after “health” insert “(including mental health)”
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Baroness Massey of Darwen
Amendment #2007#2007Not movedAmends text
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after “best” insert “social and emotional”
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Baroness Massey of Darwen
Amendment #2016#2016Not movedAmends text
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after “England” insert “, the National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group”
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Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Amendment #2029#2029WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out subsection (1) and insert—
Without prejudice to the duties imposed by section 22 of the Children Act 1989 (general duty of local authority in relation to children looked after by them) or any other specific duties imposed upon them by law in performance of their functions with respect to the children and young people mentioned in subsection (2), local authorities, the responsible bodies for maintained and independent schools, health authorities, responsible persons appointed under the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Secretary of State must, in carrying out functions in relation to the children and young people mentioned in subsection (2), take appropriate steps to—

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Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Amendment #2042#2042Not movedAmends text
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after “best” insert “educational”
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Lord O'Shaughnessy
Amendment #2047#2047Not movedAmends text
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at end insert—
to promote access to legal advice and representation for those children and young people, including independent advice and representation where appropriate.”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #2538#2538Not movedAmends text
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at end insert—
A local authority in England must, in carrying out functions in relation to the children and young people mentioned in subsection (2)—

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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #2539#2539Not movedAmends text
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at end insert—
““neurodisability” includes—

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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #2552#2552Not movedAmends text
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A local authority in England must, in carrying out functions in relation to the children and young people mentioned in subsection (2), co-operate with corporate parenting partners who exercise functions, or are engaged in activities, in the authority’s area relating to those children and young people.
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Amendment #2823#2823WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to promote physical and mental health and emotional well-being

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Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Amendment #2864#2864WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Member of care staff to be responsible for the well-being of a child in local authority care

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Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Amendment #2931#2931WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert—
to nurture, protect and maintain relationships with families and carers with whom they have lived previously and with whom they wish to remain in contact.”
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The Earl of Listowel
Amendment #3337#3337AgreedAmends text
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after second “the” insert “physical and mental”
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Lord Nash
Amendment #3421#3421WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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“Duty to provide suitable accommodation

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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Amendment #3428#3428WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out “A local authority in England must” and insert “In discharging its duties under subsection (1), a local authority must—
ensure that all the local authority’s relevant partners are aware of their duty under sections 10 (co-operation to improve well-being) and 11 (arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare) of the Children Act 2004 to co-operate with local authorities to improve the well-being and safeguard and promote the welfare of children who fall under subsection (2); and
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Lord Warner
Amendment #3443#3443WithdrawnAmends text
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to promote access to legal advice and representation for children and young people, including independent advice and representation where appropriate.”
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #4156#4156WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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“Duty to assess and promote physical and mental health and emotional well-being

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Baroness Tyler of Enfield

Clause 2 5

Amendment #2506#2506Not movedAmends text
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The Secretary of State must publish a national minimum standard setting out the quality and extent of services which must be offered as a minimum by a local authority under its local offer for care leavers.
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Amendment #3273#3273DisagreedNew clause / schedule
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“National offer for care leavers

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The Earl of Listowel
Amendment #3410#3410WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert—
relationships.”
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Lord Farmer
Amendment #4080#4080AgreedAmends text
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at end insert—
relationships;”
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Lord Nash
Amendment #4081#4081AgreedAmends text
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leave out subsections (8) and (9)
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Lord Nash

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Amendment #3338#3338AgreedAmends text
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leave out “on request”
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Lord Nash
Amendment #3339#3339AgreedAmends text
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leave out “requests” and insert “informs the local authority that he or she wishes to receive”
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Lord Nash
Amendment #3340#3340AgreedAmends text
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leave out “following duties” and insert “duties provided for in subsections (3) to (6)”
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Lord Nash
Amendment #3341#3341AgreedAmends text
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leave out lines 26 to 30 and insert—
Where a former relevant child to whom this section applies is not receiving advice and support under this section, the local authority must offer such advice and support—

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Lord Nash
Amendment #3397#3397Not movedAmends text
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leave out lines 10 and 11
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Lord Ramsbotham
Amendment #3398#3398Not movedAmends text
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leave out “take steps to”
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Lord Ramsbotham

Clause 4 1

Amendment #3342#3342AgreedAmends text
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leave out line 28 and insert—
any person who has parental responsibility for the child,”
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Lord Nash

Clause 9 1

Amendment #4082#4082AgreedNew clause / schedule
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“Chapter 1: consequential amendments

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Lord Nash

Clause 12 1

Amendment #4083#4083AgreedAmends text
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leave out subsection (2)
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Lord Nash

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Amendment #4084#4084AgreedAmends text
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leave out subsection (2)
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Lord Nash

Clause 27 1

Amendment #4085#4085AgreedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Regulations under provisions inserted by sections 12, 15 and 16

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Lord Nash

Clause 28 1

Amendment #4086#4086AgreedAmends text
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leave out subsection (2)
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Lord Nash

Clause 29 2

Amendment #4087#4087AgreedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Chapter 2: consequential amendments

Only the heading is published via the Bills API — the full text of this new clause/schedule is set out in the marshalled Amendment Paper.

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Lord Nash
Amendment #4166#4166WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to have due regard to United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Lord Woolf

Clause 53 1

Amendment #4088#4088AgreedNew clause / schedule
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“Review by independent person

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Lord Nash

Schedule 1 1

Amendment #4089#4089AgreedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Schedule—
“SCHEDULE

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Lord Nash