Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill— Amendments to be debated in the

Elaine Kirk · #1 01-07-09, 00:45

http://www.publications.parliament.u.../ml042-iih.htm
311 Insert the following new Clause—
"Support for home education
Support for home education
(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a body to be known as the Home Education Consultative Committee (the "HECC").
(2) The Secretary of State shall appoint to the HECC such persons as he considers appropriate.
(3) The Secretary of State shall consult the HECC whenever he intends to make proposals that will have an effect on home educating families.
(4) The HECC may undertake investigations into areas of policy or practice in relationships between the government and the home educating community.
(5) The HECC may produce and promote guidelines and examples of good practice in relationships between the government and the home educating community.
(6) The HECC may make proposals to the Secretary of State for changes in practice or policy of home education."

Elaine Kirk · #2 01-07-09, 01:39

I have searched till my eyeballs wobbled but I cannot find anything more

Ali P · #3 01-07-09, 08:08

Lord Lucas must have been lobbied bu EO to table this amendment to the Bill, presumably without even telling their own members. Either that.or Lord L did it himself without consultation.

Elaine Kirk · #4 01-07-09, 08:14

from 2 pages previously
BARONESS WALMSLEY

BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF

279 Insert the following new Clause—
"Arrangements for seeing children separately
After section 16 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31) (LSBs: supplementary) insert—
"16A Arrangements for seeing children separately
(1) The children's services authority shall secure that, when any child who is the subject of either—
(a) an investigation under section 47 of the Children Act 1989; or
(b) a child protection plan agreed by the Local Safeguarding Children Board
and who is visited by his or her key worker, the child shall, if practicable and reasonable in the circumstances, be seen separately from his or her parent or care-giver.
(2) The key worker referred to in subsection (1) is—
(a) in the case of subsection 1(a), the lead social worker appointed by the children's services authority; and
(b) in the case of subsection (1)(b), the key worker appointed by the Local Safeguarding Children Board."."

Which is good news ....I think

Ali P · #5 01-07-09, 08:17

From the progress of the Bill, they debated it looks like they debated clause 39 on 29 June and here are another three days' debate to go on 2/14/16 July.

Shall we ask LL on his blog?

Elaine Kirk · #6 01-07-09, 08:22

Sounds a good idea not least in that it will tell EO that they cannot sneak stuff behind our backs and it will remind Lord Lucas that there is a thriving HE community outwith EO

Ali P · #7 01-07-09, 08:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elaine Kirk

Which is good news ....I think

I think that one probably is.

Well done for sniffing all this out, Elaine. They rely on people not having time or knowledge to sneak things through on the sly.

Renegade Parent · #8 01-07-09, 08:37

Thanks for picking up on this Elaine. Very sneaky indeed

Sheila Struthers · #9 01-07-09, 08:44

Go Elaine

Ali P · #10 01-07-09, 10:11

Blogdial opines on Lord Lucas and the new Miscegenation Legislation.

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