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§ 3A.—(1) Section 16 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (provisions supplementary to section 15) shall be amended as follows.
(b) the words from "and the justice" to the end shall be omitted.
(b) subject to subsection (3C) of this section, remand him to local authority accommodation.
§ (3B) A justice who remands a person to local authority accommodation shall designate, as the authority who are to receive him, the authority named in the supervision order in respect of which the application or reference is being made.
(b) to a prison, if he has not been so notified."
(b) the court considers that remanding (or further remanding) him will enable information to be obtained which is likely to assist the court in deciding whether and, if so, how to exercise its powers under section 15(1)."
§ (5) In subsections (5) (b) and (c) and (6) (a), after the word "12A", in each place where it occurs, there shall be inserted "12AA".
§ 3B.—(1) Section 32 of that Act (detention of absentees), as amended by paragraph 27 of Schedule 12 to the Act of 1989, shall be further amended as follows.
§ (2) In the new subsection (1A), in paragraph (b) (ii), for the words "section 23(1)" there shall be substituted "section 16(3A) or 23(1)".
§ (3) In the new subsection (1C), after the words "section 12AA" there shall be inserted ", 16(3B)".'.
(b) in paying expenses, fees, allowances and in the provision of training for members of such panels, as he considers appropriate.".
§ "(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2) above and section 22A below a child shall be regarded as being under the charge and control of a person if he stays with that person for a continuous period of more than 24 hours".'.
§ 6A. In section 21(2) (c) (i) of the 1989 Act (provision of accommodation for children on remand) after word "section" there shall be inserted "16(3A) or".'.
§ 6B.—(1) In section 23 of the Act of 1989 (provision of accommodation and maintenance made by local authority for children whom they are looking after), in subsection (2) (e) after the word "provided" there shall be inserted "in accordance with arrangements made".
§ "(5A) For the purposes of subsection (5) a child shall be regarded as living with a person if he stays with that person for a continuous period of more than 24 hours".
§ "(14) Every local authority shall establish a procedure for considering any representations (including any complaint) made to them by a person qualifying for advice and assistance about the discharge of their functions under this Part in relation to him.
§ (15) In carrying out any consideration of representations under subsection (14), a local authority shall comply with any regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection."
(b) in subsection (3) for the word "persons" there shall be substituted "authorities" and after the words "health authority" there shall be inserted "or National Health Service trust".
§ 6E. In section 29 of the Act of 1989 (recoupment of cost of providing services etc.), in subsection (9), for the words "expenses reasonably" there shall be substituted "reasonable expenses".'.
(b) in paying expenses, fees, allowances and in the provision of training for members of such panels,as he considers appropriate.".'.
§ 7B.—(1) Section 42 of the Act of 1989 (right of guardian ad litem to have access to local authority records) shall be amended as follows.
§ (2) In subsection (1) (a), after the word "authority" there shall be inserted "or an authorised person".
(c) any records of, or held by, an authorised person which were compiled in connection with the activities of that person, so far as those records relate to that child."
§ "(4) In this section "authorised person" has the same meaning as in section 31."
(d) the giving of, or refusal to give, any direction in connection with such an order."
§ 7D. In section 47(11) (d) of the Act of 1989 (persons obliged to assist local authority investigations), after the words "health authority" there shall be inserted "or National Health Service trust".'.
§ 221 Page 118, line 44, at end insert 'and in subsection (1) (f) after the word "provided" there shall be inserted "in accordance with arrangements made".
(b) in paragraph (g) after the word "is" there shall be inserted "or resides".
§ 8B. In section 94(l) (appeals), for the first word "An" there shall be substituted "Subject to any express provisions to the contrary made by or under this Act, an".
§ 8C. In section 97(8) of the Act of 1989 (privacy for children involved in certain proceedings) for the words "Section 71 of the Act of 1980 (newspaper reports of certain proceedings)" there shall be substituted "Sections 69 (sittings of magistrates' courts for family proceedings) and 71 (newspaper reports of certain proceedings) of the Act of 1980".
§ 8D. In section 108(12) of the Act of 1989 (provisions extending to Northern Ireland), in the entry relating to Schedule 14, the word "18" shall be omitted.
§ "(d) the records to be kept by local authorities.".
§ 8F. In Schedule 3 to the Act of 1989 (supervision orders) paragraph 7 shall be omitted.'.
§ '9A. In paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6 to the Act of 1989 (registered children's homes—meaning of "responsible authority") for the word "Part" there shall be substituted "Schedule".
§ 9B.—(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Act of 1989 (disqualification from registration as child minder etc. under section 71) shall be amended as follows.
(b) obtained their written consent."
§ (3) In sub-paragraph (2) (g), for "61" there shall be substituted "69".
§ 9C. In Schedule 12 to the Act of 1989 (minor amendments), paragraph 25 (which amended section 16 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969) shall be omitted.
§ 9D. In Schedule 13 to the Act of 1989 (consequential amendments), paragraph 40 shall be omitted.
§ 9E.—(1) Schedule 14 to the Act of 1989 (transitionals and savings) shall be amended as follows.
(h) in care by virtue of an order of the court made in the exercise of the High Court's inherent jurisdiction with respect to children,".
(c) in the exercise of the High Court's inherent jurisdiction with respect to children,".
he shall, on the day on which Part IV commences, cease to be a ward of court."
§ (5) In paragraph 22(a) for the word "(g)" there shall be substituted "(h)".
§ (6) In paragraph 36(5) (b) for the words "subsection (4)" there shall be substituted "subsection (6)".'.
§ 223 Page 119, line 13, after 'Act' insert '(including that provision as applied in relation to Northern Ireland by section 97(3) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990)'.
§ 11A. In section 94(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (interpretation), in the definition of "supervision order" for the words from first "has" to "1969" there shall be substituted "means a supervision order under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 or the Children Act 1989".'.
§ 14A. In section 65(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (meaning of family proceedings), paragraph (k) shall be omitted.'.
(ii) in respect of whom the rights and powers of a parent are vested in a local authority by virtue of section 16 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;".'.
My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 217 to 226 en bloc.

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