Skip to main content

Proceeding contribution from Lord Adonis (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Children and Young Persons Bill [HL].


Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 3 and 4: 3: Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 6 to 9 and insert— ““““(10) This Act applies to a provider of social work services as it applies to an agency, except in so far as the undertaking of that provider consists of or includes the carrying on of an establishment; and ““provider of social work services”” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.”””” 4: Clause 4, page 4, line 10, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ““( ) In section 5 of that Act (registration authorities)— (a) if when this section comes into force the amendment made by paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 has not come into force, in subsection (1)(a)(iii), for ““and adoption support agencies”” substitute ““, adoption support agencies and providers of social work services””; and (b) if that amendment has come into force at that time or subsequently comes into force, in subsection (1A) after paragraph (e) insert ““and, (f) providers of social work services in England or, where the activities of a provider of social work services are carried on from two or more branches, the branches in England.”””” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 4, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 5 and 6 agreed to. [Amendment No. 7 not moved.]


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
699 c14 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Education Children Child tax credit Child benefit Children in care Carers Families Drugs Protection Misuse Regulation Social services Training Young people Social work Social workers Care leavers Kinship care
Legislation
Children and Young Persons Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk