Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 188: how MPs voted on 17 March 2025
Division 125, 17 March 2025, 20:37. The Commons Votes API gives 160 Ayes, 319 Noes: majority 159 for the Noes.
The question
Clause 12
Powers of CIECSS in relation to parent undertakings
Amendment proposed: 188, page 17, delete from line 21 to line 17 on page 21 and insert—
“23A Requirement for inspection
(1) The CIECSS may order an inspection of a parent undertaking, or any of its subsidiaries, if it has–
(a) a subsidiary undertaking which meets the requirements of subsection (2), or
(b) two or more subsidiary undertakings which meet the requirements of subsection (3).
(2) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if–
(a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on two or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and
(b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of two or more of those establishments or agencies.
(3) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if–
(a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and
(b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of one or more of those establishments or agencies.”—(Laura Trott.)
This amendment would require an inspection if the CIECSS believes that are reasons to cancel a children’s home registration, rather than issue an improvement plan notice.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 94 of the 160 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 309 of the 318 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 309 |
| Conservative | 94 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 59 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 5 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2 | 0 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 160 | 318 |
Tellers: Nick Timothy (Conservative, West Suffolk) and Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative, Fylde) (Ayes); Keir Mather (Labour, Selby) and Martin McCluskey (Labour, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
- Hansard: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
- Commons division 125
- Commons Votes API: division
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