HC Deb 16 July 1948 vol 453 cc1636-7

Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 46, at end insert: (3) Where a person has been registered under section one of this Act and while he is so registered he acquires a new home, then until he has given notice thereof to the local health authority he shall not for the purposes of the last foregoing subsection be treated as being so registered in relation to the reception of children in the new home.

Mr. J. Edwards

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This Amendment provides for the case where a registered minder moves his home after registration. In the case of a minder, the Bill provides for registration of a person and not of premises. As the local health authority is enabled by Clause 1 (4) to refuse to register a minder if his house is unfit for the reception of children, and by Clause 2 (2) to limit the number of children received in a minder's home, provision should clearly be made for an authority to have an opportunity of revoking the registration when the minder goes to a new home, in the light of the new circumstances.

This Amendment, therefore, provides that a registered minder who acquires a new home shall not be treated as being registered until he has given notice of his change of address to the local health authority. On his giving this notice the authority can inspect the new home and impose any necessary requirements, or vary or revoke any requirements which were imposed on the minder in the light of the circumstances in his former home; or, if need be, they could cancel the registration.

Question put, and agreed to

Remaining Lords Amendments agreed to.