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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I would have thought it was pretty clear that our intent was to provide information on the aggregate rather than the individual. Of course we do not publish individuals’ GCSE…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The principle of having a register for children not in school has long-held cross-party support. However, as I outlined in the debate on clause 24, there are very different groups…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendment would set up a right of appeal. A lot of other measures in the Bill have rights of appeal—we have discussed some of them in earlier sittings—and such an appeal would…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Just to confirm what the Minister is saying, under the clause if passed, school sports teams will not be able to require pupils to own the items. In the future, schools will only…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)This was the main point that we wanted to make, and it is good to have confirmation from the Minister that our interpretation of the notes is correct. The notes say it “includes…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister is very kind to give way. She has raised the issue of house ties; if a school is already at its limit of branded items for the year, and halfway through the year a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Sounds good.30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)If we get rid of the PE tops for the older kids, we will end up with branded sportswear stuff. [ Interruption. ] If Members want to intervene, they can do so. I watched the kids…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)To be clear, instead of having an appeal to, say, the adjudicator, the only appeal would be to the Secretary of State, who would be acting in a judicial capacity in that respect.30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)I would also welcome an intervention from the Ministers if they want to say why this is wrong.30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister give way?30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)That is another hugely helpful intervention, because it lets me say two things. First, the clause as drafted does not help, because it uses the words “to have”. Unless the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)Amendment 33 would delete the requirement for children in special schools to secure local authority consent to be home educated. In contrast, amendment 35 would widen the scope of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I wonder whether there is some tension between the Minister saying that one reason we should not include section 17 children is that some of them are disabled, and then rejecting…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 25, page 49, leave out lines 20 to 21. This amendment would remove a requirement for the register of children not in school to include…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)This is a very straightforward amendment. It adds that where a local authority refuses consent, it must provide the parents or carers of the relevant child with a statement of the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)We will withdraw our amendment today, but overall, we are still not persuaded that the objectives that we all share for this Bill could not be met in a more proportionate and less…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 24, page 47, line 6, at end insert— “(8A) Where a local authority refuses consent in respect of a child who meets the criteria for Condition…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed : 46, in clause 24, page 46, line 4, leave out subsection (3).— (Munira Wilson.)…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 25 Registration30 Jan 2025