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HANSARDChildren'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 (Seventh sitting)I rise today, as we pass the halfway point of line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill, to find that we still do not have the impact assessment. The Bill has passed Second Reading. It is…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)That is a very helpful intervention, because it lets me say what I was about to say next. We obviously want to reduce the cost of school uniform, but really, we want to reduce the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Lady is quite right to point out the tension between wanting to avoid micromanagement and saying that if we are in the business of prescription, we might do some sensible…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Seventh sitting)That is an incredibly helpful point, because it leads me to the point that the word “branded” here is being used in a very specific way, which is not a particularly natural…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)I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 26, page 63, line 18, at end insert— “(7) A school may submit an appeal against a school nomination notice to the School Admissions…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 Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.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)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)That is precisely what the Minister just said. She said that by having the amendment we would be allowed to have unlimited numbers of items for school sports teams. So it is clear…30 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for her patience. Will the Government undertake to have an authority-by-authority assessment of what the patchwork quilt looks like now? For everyone’s ease…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)We support clause 19, which closes an important gap in the law regarding the ill treatment and neglect of 16 and 17-year-olds. I have some specific questions. Have the Government…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)I think the most natural reading is that those children should be covered, because they are in the YOIs. I just wondered whether there was a potential issue because they are not…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)We are entering a whole new section of the Bill. I will make a number of points now that we could come back to when we debate future clauses, but I hope we will not have to. I…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)rose —28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a question about babysitters, which are one of the hardest cases here. This question is as much about the existing law as it is about the proposed change in the cut-off…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Sixth sitting)As the Minister says, the clause essentially centralises and harmonises differences in rules on children’s employment, which are currently set partly at the local level. As a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. As we return to our work on the Bill with clause 7, I want to say that it is still a bit disappointing that we have…28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)I would like to push amendment 23 to a vote.28 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 7, page 12, line 13, at end insert — “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the…28 Jan 2025