Moved by
Baroness Howe of Idlicote)
216: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to secure sufficient communication support for parents with children with a hearing loss
(1) An authority must secure that the provision of courses for the purpose of learning how to communicate with a child with a hearing loss, including the provision of sign language courses, (whether or not by them) is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents of children for the hearing loss in their area.
(2) In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) whether the provision of courses is sufficient to meet those requirements, a local authority must have regards to—
(a) the cost of such courses;
(b) the scheduling of such courses; and
(c) the relevance of the contact of such courses to parents with children.”