My Lords, I speak to Amendment 155 in my name. Clause 38(3) sets out the types of institution that may be named in an education, health and care plan. Ministers have stressed the importance of a joined-up approach and that a system that goes from nought to 25 will improve...

My Lords, I speak to Amendment 155 in my name. Clause 38(3) sets out the types of institution that may be named in an education, health and care plan. Ministers have stressed the importance of a joined-up approach and that a system that goes from nought to 25 will improve...

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

101: Clause 30, page 24, line 31, leave out “it expects to be” and insert “which is”

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

101: Clause 30, page 24, line 31, leave out “it expects to be” and insert “which is”

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 102 in my name. These amendments would specify that local authorities must publish information about the provision both within and outside their area “which is”, rather than “it expects to be”, available,

“at the time of publication for children and young people who...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 102 in my name. These amendments would specify that local authorities must publish information about the provision both within and outside their area “which is”, rather than “it expects to be”, available,

“at the time of publication for children and young people who...

My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken and to the Minister for his comprehensive reply. This is the first of a number of groups of amendments that deal with the local offer.

It is clear that the concept of the local offer has given rise to...

My Lords, I am grateful to all those who have spoken and to the Minister for his comprehensive reply. This is the first of a number of groups of amendments that deal with the local offer.

It is clear that the concept of the local offer has given rise to...

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

111: Clause 30, page 25, line 11, at end insert—

“( ) A local authority’s local offer shall be subject to inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.”

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

111: Clause 30, page 25, line 11, at end insert—

“( ) A local authority’s local offer shall be subject to inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.”

My Lords, the amendment is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham. I shall speak also to Amendment 114, which is also in our two names and is in similar terms to Amendment 112 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hughes and Lady Jones.

The...

My Lords, the amendment is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham. I shall speak also to Amendment 114, which is also in our two names and is in similar terms to Amendment 112 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hughes and Lady Jones.

The...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in what has been a wide-ranging and thoughtful debate. It has certainly given me plenty of food for thought. I also thank the Minister for her response.

At the beginning of the debate we were going along quite nicely and there...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in what has been a wide-ranging and thoughtful debate. It has certainly given me plenty of food for thought. I also thank the Minister for her response.

At the beginning of the debate we were going along quite nicely and there...

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

123A: Clause 33, page 26, line 38, leave out paragraph (b)

Moved by

Lord Low of Dalston

123A: Clause 33, page 26, line 38, leave out paragraph (b)

This is beginning to feel a bit like hard work. I shall speak also to my Amendment 126, which is in this group. I am not quite sure why it is in this group but it is, so I shall speak to it. Clause 33 provides that a local authority...

This is beginning to feel a bit like hard work. I shall speak also to my Amendment 126, which is in this group. I am not quite sure why it is in this group but it is, so I shall speak to it. Clause 33 provides that a local authority...

My Lords, in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, to the Committee, now that she has been able to get away from her previous commitments, I offer her an apology. I had undertaken to make it clear when I moved Amendment 101, which she put her name to, that she...

My Lords, in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, to the Committee, now that she has been able to get away from her previous commitments, I offer her an apology. I had undertaken to make it clear when I moved Amendment 101, which she put her name to, that she...