Children and Families Bill — Report (3rd Day) — 7 Jan 2014 at 17:01

Clause 27: Duty to keep education and care provision under review

Amendment 25E

Moved by Baroness Howe of Idlicote

25E: Clause 27, page 23, line 3, at end insert-

“(2A) If the educational and social care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) is deemed insufficient to meet the needs of children and young people under subsection (2), a local authority must-

(a) publish these findings;

(b) involve those consulted under subsection (3) in producing an action plan to revise the educational and social care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b);

(c) review and report on progress against the action plan; and

(d) revise the local offer accordingly.

(2B) Regulations shall make provision about-

(a) criteria to be used by local authorities in assessing whether the educational and social care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) is sufficient under subsection (2);

(b) the information to be included in an authority’s action plan;

(c) how an authority is to involve children, young people and families in the production of, and assessment of progress against, its action plan;

(d) imposing time limits on implementing the revision of the educational and social care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) that has been deemed insufficient under subsection (2A).”

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