Moved by
Baroness Swinburne
270: After Clause 226, insert the following new Clause—
“Childcare: number of providers
In section 96 of the Childcare Act 2006 (meaning of early years and later years provision etc), in each of subsections (5) and (9), for “three” substitute “four”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would have the effect that, for the purposes of Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006, the maximum number of persons who may work together to provide “early years childminding” or “later years childminding” is increased from three to four.
271: After Clause 226, insert the following new Clause—
“Amendments of Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006
(1) Schedule 7B to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (general restrictions on legislative competence of Senedd Cymru) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 9(8)(b) (exceptions to restrictions relating to reserved authorities)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (vi);
(b) after paragraph (vii) insert “; or
(viii) Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.”
(3) In paragraph 11(6)(b) (exceptions to restrictions relating to Ministers of the Crown)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of the first paragraph (ix);
(b) for the second paragraph (ix) substitute—
“(x) the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023; or
(xi) Chapter 1 of Part 3 or Part 6 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.””
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment inserts a new Clause which removes the restrictions on the Senedd in relation to concurrent powers that are contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 by adding the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to the list of enactments in paragraphs 9(8)(b) and 11(6)(b) of Schedule 7B to that Act.