Childcare Funding (Wales) Act 2019
A Welsh Government Bill,
introduced by Huw Irranca-Davies AM,
Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care. The Business Committee
remitted the Bill to the Children,
Young People and Education Committee.
About the Bill
The Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill (“the Bill”) gave
Welsh Ministers the power to provide funding for childcare for qualifying
children of working parents and to make regulations about the arrangements for
administering and operating such funding.
The Bill intended to facilitate the delivery of a key commitment in the Welsh Labour manifesto Together for Wales (2016), which aimed to provide 30 hours per week of government funded early education and childcare to the working parents of three and four year olds in Wales for up to 48 weeks per year (this is referred to in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Bill as ‘the Offer’).
At the time of the Bill’s introduction, all eligible
3 and 4 year old children (from the term after their third birthday) were
entitled to a minimum of 10 hours early education per week during term time
over 39 weeks of the year. The Offer built on this universal entitlement and
provided up to a total of 30 hours early education and care per week over 48
weeks of the year for the 3 and 4 year olds of working parents.
The Bill related to the childcare element of the
Offer and was therefore concerned with the funding that would be provided in
respect of the eligible children of working parents.
Further detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Current Stage
BillStageAct
The
Childcare Funding (Wales) Act 2019 became law in Wales on 30 January 2019.
Record of Passage in the
National Assembly for Wales
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the National Assembly for Wales.
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Stage |
Documents |
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Bill introduced: 16 April 2018 |
Childcare
Funding (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF 79KB) Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF 1MB) Presiding
Officer’s Statement: 16 April 2018 (PDF 142KB) Statement
of Policy Intent (PDF 229KB) Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill (PDF
55KB) (Revised – see below) Business
Committee: Revised timetable for consideration of the Bill (PDF 55KB) Bill
Summary (PDF 2MB) |
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Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles |
Public consultation The Children,
Young People and Education Committee issued a call for
evidence, which closed on 18 May 2018. Consultation
responses and further information following evidence sessions. Committee
consideration The Children, Young People and Education Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
Committee Stage 1 Report The Committee laid its report
on 18 July 2018. Response
from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to the Children,
Young People and Education Committee’s Stage 1 Report – 17 September 2018
(PDF 496KB) Letter
from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care: additional
response on Stage 1 recommendations – 17 October 2018 (PDF, 277 KB) The Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee considered the Bill on the following
date:
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs
Committee laid its report
on the Bill (PDF, 748KB) on 28 June 2018. Letter
(PDF 405KB) from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to
the Constitutional & Legislative Affairs Committee – 17 September 2018 Letter
from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care: additional response
on Stage 1 recommendations – 17 October 2018 (PDF 277KB) The Finance
Committee considered the Bill on the following date:
The Finance Committee laid its report
on the Bill on 16 July 2018 (PDF 529KB). Letter
(PDF, 291KB) from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to
the Finance Committee – 17 September 2018 |
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Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles |
A debate took place in Plenary on 18 September 2018.
The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed. |
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Financial Resolution |
In accordance with Standing Order 26.68 the
Presiding Officer indicated that a financial resolution was required for this
Bill. Further information about
financial resolutions is available in section 3 of the Guide
to scrutiny stages for Public Bills |
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Stage 2: Committee consideration of amendments |
Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 18
October. Notice of amendments Notice
of amendments – 19 September 2018 (PDF 59KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table – 19 September 2018 (PDF, 216KB) Notice
of amendments – 20 September 2018 (PDF 72KB) Notice
of amendments – 4 October 2018 (PDF 65KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table – 4 October 2018 (PDF KB269) Notice
of amendments – 10 October 2018 (PDF 95KB) Notice
of amendments – 11 October 2018 (PDF 72KB) Marshalled
List of Amendments - 18 October 2018 (PDF 117KB) Grouping
of Amendment - 18 October 2018 (PDF 69KB) Childcare
Funding (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 (PDF, 85KB) Amendments to the Bill since the previous version
are indicated by sidelining in the right margin. Explanatory
Memorandum, revised after Stage 2 (PDF 1,915KB) Summary
of changes at Stage 2 – Research Service Blog 26 October 2018 Correspondence Letter
(PDF, 510KB) from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care –
Revised Explanatory Memorandum – November 2018 |
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Stage 3: Plenary consideration of amendments |
Stage 3 began on 19 October 2018. Stage
3 consideration took place in Plenary on 5 December 2018 to consider
amendments to the Bill (as amended at Stage 2). Notice of amendments Notice
of amendments – 6 November 2018 (PDF, 65KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table – 6 November 2018 (PDF, 281KB) Notice
of amendments - 12 November 2018 (PDF, 59KB) Welsh
Government: Purpose and Effect table - 12 November 2018 (PDF, 180KB) Notice
of amendments – 28 November 2018 (version 2) (PDF, 117KB) Marshalled list of amendments – 5 December 2018 (version 2) (PDF, 118KB) Groupings
of Amendments – 5 December 2018 (PDF, 71KB) Childcare
Funding (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 (PDF, 87KB) Amendments to the Bill since the previous version
are indicated by sidelining in the right margin. Correspondence
informing Stage 3 Letter
(PDF, 86KB) from the Chair to the Minister for Children, Older People and
Social Care: registration requirements - 23 October 2018 Letter
(PDF, 383KB) from the Minister
for Children, Older People and Social Care: registration requirements -
5 November 2018 Letter
(PDF, 536KB) from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care -
draft framework of administrative scheme - 5 November 2018 Letter
(PDF, 307KB) from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care:
the various schemes available to parents to help them with childcare, outside
of the parameters of the Bill – 21 November 2018 |
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Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in Plenary |
The
Bill was agreed by the Assembly on 12 December 2018. Childcare
Funding (Wales) Bill, as passed (PDF, 79KB) |
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Post-stage 4 |
The Solicitor General
(PDF, 19KB) on behalf of the Attorney General, Counsel General
(PDF, 257KB) and Secretary
of State for Wales (PDF, 201KB) wrote to the Chief Executive and Clerk of
the Assembly to advise that they would not be referring the Childcare Funding
(Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under Sections 112 or 114 of the Government
of Wales Act 2006. |
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Date of Royal Assent |
Royal Assent was given on 30 January 2019 |
Contact information
Clerk:
Llinos Madeley
Phone:
0300 200 6352
Postal address:
National
Assembly for Wales
Cardiff
Bay
Cardiff,
CF99 1NA
Email:
SeneddCYPE@Assembly.Wales
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 17/04/2018
Documents
- Response from the Attorney General - 7 January 2019
PDF 19 KB - Response from the Counsel General - 9 January 2019 PDF 257 KB
- Response from Secretary of State for Wales - 14 January 2019 PDF 201 KB
- Marshalled List of Amendments - 5 December 2018 (version 2) PDF 118 KB
- Groupings of Amendments – 5 December 2018 PDF 71 KB
- Notice of amendments - 28 November 2018 (version 2) PDF 117 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care - 26 November 2018 PDF 510 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care: the various schemes available to parents to help them with childcare, outside of the parameters of the Bill – 21 November 2018 PDF 306 KB
- Notice of amendments - 6 November 2018 PDF 64 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table - 6 November 2018 PDF 281 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care - draft framework of administrative scheme - 5 November 2018 PDF 536 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older Peole and Social Care: registration requirements - 5 November 2018 PDF 382 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table - 12 November 2018 PDF 180 KB
- Notice of amendments - 12 November 2018 PDF 59 KB
- Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care: registration requirements - 23 October 2018 PDF 86 KB
- Marshalled List of Amendments - 18 October 2018 PDF 117 KB
- Groupings of Amendments – 18 October 2018 PDF 69 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care - 18 October 2018 PDF 277 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care: additional response on Stage 1 recommendations - 17 October 2018 PDF 277 KB
- Response from the CWLWM partners to the Childcare Funding Bill Stage 1 Report - 16 October 2018 PDF 164 KB
- Notice of amendments - 11 October 2018 PDF 72 KB
- Notice of amendments - 10 October 2018 PDF 95 KB
- Notice of amendments - 4 October 2018 PDF 65 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table - 4 October 2018 PDF 269 KB
- Notice of amendments - 20 September 2018 PDF 72 KB
- Notice of amendments - 19 September 2018 PDF 59 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table – 19 September 2018 PDF 216 KB
- Response from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s Stage 1 Report - 17 September 2018 PDF 496 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to the Finance Committee - 17 September 2018 PDF 290 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to the Constitutional & Legislative Affairs Committee - 17 September 2018 PDF 405 KB
- Response from the Wales Pre-school Providers’ Association to the Childcare Funding Bill Stage 1 Report PDF 85 KB
- Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 PDF 85 KB
- Revised Explanatory Memorandum PDF 2 MB
- Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 PDF 87 KB
- Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill, as passed PDF 79 KB
- Letters of Consent - 9 July 2018 PDF 1 MB
- Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Cabinet Member for Social Services - Childcare Offer for Wales – Flintshire – 18 June 2017 PDF 130 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to Business Committee - Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill: Timetable for Stage 1 and 2 proceedings – 8 June 2018 PDF 155 KB
- Statement of Policy Intent PDF 228 KB
Consultations
- Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill (completed)