Moved by
The Earl of Listowel
242: After Clause 78, insert the following new Clause—
“Part 4A
Children’s centres
Birth registration pilot scheme
Local authorities must establish a pilot scheme to trial the registration of births within children’s centres, and evaluate the effectiveness of the scheme to—
(a) identify and contact new families; and
(b) enable children’s centres to reach more families, in particular those with children under the age of two, or who the local authority consider—
(i) hard to reach, or
(ii) vulnerable.”