HC Deb 27 October 1989 vol 158 cc1328-9
Mr. Mellor

I beg to move amendment No. 65, in page 21, line 22, leave out 'this subsection' and insert 'regulating the procedure to be followed'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this we may take the following amendments:

No. 485, in page 21, line 43, at end insert— '(9) Every local authority shall designate a named officer responsible for informing and advising any child in its care about his or her rights to make any representations (including any complaint), about the local authority's procedures for considering any representations (including any complaint) and to provide assistance and support to any child (entitled to do so) who makes any representations (including any complaint) to the local authority.'.

No. 486, in page 21, line 43, at end insert— '(10) The designated officer, as provided for by subsection (9) above, shall also advise and inform any person who can show reasonable cause to be acting on behalf of any child mentioned in that subsection about the local authority's procedures for considering any representations (including any complaint) and shall facilitate their participation within those procedures.'

Mr. Mellor

This is a clarifying amendment prompted by a speech in the other place by Lord Simon of Glaisdale. We are grateful to him for picking up a point that we are happy to correct in the amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

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