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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

moved Amendments Nos. 30 to 32: 30: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— ““Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales (1) The Welsh Ministers may by order— (a) establish a body corporate to discharge such functions as may be conferred on it by the order; or (b) provide for the discharge by them of such functions as may be conferred on them by the order. (2) An order under this section may confer functions in relation to Wales in connection with any or all of the following matters (but no others)— (a) the provision of training for persons appointed or to be appointed as independent reviewing officers; (b) the accreditation of persons as independent reviewing officers; (c) the appointment of persons as independent reviewing officers; (d) the management of persons appointed or accredited as independent reviewing officers. (3) An order under this section may, in consequence of the conferral of a function by the order, modify any provision made by or under an enactment— (a) relating to independent reviewing officers; (b) where the function is conferred on the Welsh Ministers, relating to those Ministers. (4) An order under this section which establishes a body corporate may provide— (a) that the body is to be subject to inspection by an independent inspector specified in or established by the order, and may for that purpose apply, with or without modifications, any enactment relating to the carrying out of inspections; (b) that the functions of the body must be performed in accordance with directions given by the Welsh Ministers. (5) In this section ““accreditation”” has the same meaning as in section 12.”” 31: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— ““Orders under sections 12 and (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales): supplementary provisions (1) The conferral of any function by an order under section 12 or section (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales)(1)(a) also confers on the recipient power to do anything which is incidental or conducive to, or designed to facilitate, the discharge of that function. (2) An order under this section may authorise the recipient to charge fees for the discharge by it of any function conferred by the order. (3) An order under section 12 or section (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales) may transfer property, rights and liabilities to the recipient (and may also provide that anything which might otherwise prevent, penalise or restrict such a transfer is not to do so). (4) Where an order makes provision by virtue of subsection (3) in relation to rights and liabilities relating to an employee it must make provision for the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 to apply to that transfer. (5) An order under section 12 or section (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales) may require the recipient to establish a procedure for dealing with complaints relating to the discharge by it of its functions. (6) In this section ““recipient”” means, in relation to a function, the body on which the function is conferred by the order in question, and for this purpose ““body”” includes the Welsh Ministers.”” 32: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause— ““Expiry of powers conferred by sections 12 and (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales) (1) If no order has been made under section 12 by the relevant time, that section, and section (Orders under sections 12 and (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales): supplementary provisions) so far as it applies for the purposes of that section, cease to have effect. (2) If no order has been made under section (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales) by the relevant time, that section, and section (Orders under sections 12 and (Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales): supplementary provisions) so far as it applies for the purposes of that section, cease to have effect. (3) ““The relevant time”” is the end of the period of 7 years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Clause 13 [Duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others]: [Amendments Nos. 33 to 35 not moved.]