Moved by
Lord Low of Dalston
98A: Clause 27, page 22, line 12, at end insert—
“( ) If the education and 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 in subsection (3) in producing an action plan to revise the education and care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b);
(c) review and report on progress against its action plan;
(d) revise the local offer accordingly.
“( ) Regulations must make provision about—
(a) criteria to be used by local authorities in assessing whether the education and 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 education and care provision referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) deemed insufficient.”