text_body: --- DIVISION TITLE ---
  
  Children and Social Work Bill - Clause 12 - Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - Independent Domestic Abuse Expert
  
  --- MOTION EFFECT ---
  
  
  @ MP voted aye to require an independent expert on domestic abuse on the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  @ MP voted no not to require an independent expert on domestic abuse on the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require an independent expert on domestic abuse on the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  
  MPs were considering the Children and Social Work Bill[1].
  
  The proposed amendment clause rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment proposed: 12, page 10, line 30, at end insertâ
  
  â(3A) At least one member of the panel appointed by the Secretary of State under subsection (3) mustâ
  
  (a) be independent from Government, and
  
  (b) have relevant specialist expertise in tackling domestic abuse.â
  
  The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory note:
  
  :This amendment would require that at least one member of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has specialist expertise in tackling domestic abuse.
  
  Clause 12[3] of the Bill provided for the establishment of a panel to be known as the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. Clause 13 set out the functions of the panel, including:
  
  : (a) to identify serious child safeguarding cases in England which raise issues that are complex or of national importance, 
  :and
  :(b) where they consider it appropriate, to arrange for those cases to be reviewed under their supervision. 
   
  
  
  
  ==
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/childrenandsocialwork.html Parliament's webpage on the Children and Social Work Bill]
  * [2] [https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0121/cbill_2016-20170121_en_3.htm#pt1-ch2-pb1-l1g12 Clause 12 of the Children and Social Work Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
  
  --- COMMENTS AND NOTES ---
  
  (put thoughts and notes for other researchers here)
  