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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 10 May 2011

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Protection of Freedoms Bill


 

[fifteenth and sixteenth sittings]


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  132

 

Clause  64,  page  46,  line  33,  leave out ‘falling within’ and insert ‘which is a

 

regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults by virtue of’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  133

 

Clause  65,  page  47,  line  5,  leave out ‘or community care services’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  134

 

Clause  65,  page  47,  leave out lines 10 to 13.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  135

 

Clause  65,  page  47,  leave out lines 16 to 21.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  136

 

Clause  65,  page  47,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(3ZA)  

Any reference in this Part of this Schedule to health care provided by, or under

 

the direction or supervision of, a health care professional includes a reference

 

to first aid provided to an adult by any person acting on behalf of an

 

organisation established for the purpose of providing first aid.’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  137

 

Clause  65,  page  47,  line  50,  leave out ‘or’.


 
 

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Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  138

 

Clause  65,  page  48,  line  6,  at end insert ‘, or

 

(c)    

any form of training, instruction, advice or guidance which—

 

(i)    

relates to the performance of any of the activities listed in

 

paragraph (a),

 

(ii)    

is given to a person who is in need of it by reason of age,

 

illness or disability, and

 

(iii)    

does not fall within paragraph (b)’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  139

 

Clause  65,  page  48,  leave out lines 10 and 11.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  140

 

Clause  65,  page  48,  line  13,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 15 and insert ‘the

 

running of the household of the person concerned where the assistance is the carrying out

 

of one or more of the following activities on behalf of that person—

 

(a)    

managing the person’s cash,

 

(b)    

paying the person’s bills,

 

(c)    

shopping.’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  141

 

Clause  65,  page  48,  line  31,  leave out second ‘or’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  142

 

Clause  65,  page  48,  line  35,  at end insert ‘, or

 

(f)    

the appointment of a representative to receive payments on behalf of

 

the person in pursuance of regulations made under the Social Security

 

Administration Act 1992’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 66 Agreed to on division.

 

Clauses 67 to 69 Agreed to.

 


 

Diana Johnson

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Mark Tami

 

Clive Efford

 

Negatived on division  166

 

Clause  70,  page  53,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

The sponsor of any individual engaged in regulated activity as listed in the

 

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 will be informed as to whether that

 

individual is on a barred list held by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.’.


 
 

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Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  143

 

Clause  71,  page  56,  line  5,  leave out ‘After paragraph 3(1)’ and insert ‘Omit

 

paragraph 3(1)(b)’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  144

 

Clause  71,  page  56,  line  7,  leave out from beginning to end of line 11 and insert

 

‘and the word “or” before it.’

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 72 and 73 Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  145

 

Clause  74,  page  59,  line  16,  leave out from ‘appropriate’ to end of line 17.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  146

 

Clause  74,  page  60,  line  15,  leave out ‘the’ and insert ‘a’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  147

 

Clause  75,  page  62,  line  34,  before ‘of’ insert ‘or’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to on division.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  148

 

Clause  76,  page  63,  line  19,  after ‘officer’, insert ‘,

 

(d)    

any prescribed purpose’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  149

 

Clause  76,  page  63,  line  19,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(4)    

After section 50A(1) of that Act insert—

 

“(1A)    

ISA must, for use for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1),

 

provide to any chief officer of police who has requested it information as

 

to whether a person is barred.

 

(1B)    

ISA may, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or

 

vulnerable adults, provide to a relevant authority any information which

 

ISA reasonably believes to be relevant to that authority.

 

(1C)    

ISA must, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or

 

vulnerable adults, provide to any relevant authority who has requested it

 

information as to whether a person is barred.”

 

(5)    

After section 50A(3) of that Act insert—

 

“(4)    

In this section “relevant authority” means—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to prisons,

 

or

 

(b)    

a provider of probation services (within the meaning given by

 

section 3(6) of the Offender Management Act 2007).”’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  187

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  line  24,  at beginning insert—

 

‘(1)    

Omit section 93 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (which, if commenced,

 

would insert section 112(2A) into the Police Act 1997 requiring copies of certain

 

criminal conviction certificates to be given to employers etc.).

 

(2)    

’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Withdrawn  211

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  line  24,  at beginning insert ‘(1)’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Negatived on division  208

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  line  25,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Diana Johnson

 

Negatived on division  209

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  line  27,  leave out ‘(b)’ and insert ‘(a)’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Negatived on division  210

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  leave out lines 27 to 29.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Not called  212

 

Clause  77,  page  63,  line  29,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

Amend—


 
 

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  section 113(A)(2)(b) of the Police Act insert “and whether this exempted

 

question relates to work with children or the care of vulnerable adults or

 

both.”.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to on division.

 

Clause 78 Agreed to.

 


 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  188

 

Clause  79,  page  64,  line  22,  leave out ‘117(2)’ and insert ‘117(1)’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Agreed to  189

 

Clause  79,  page  64,  leave out lines 23 to 31 and insert—

 

‘“(1A)    

Where any person other than the applicant believes that the information contained

 

in a certificate under any of sections 112 to 116 is inaccurate, that person may

 

make an application to the Secretary of State for a decision as to whether or not

 

the information is inaccurate.”

 

(5)    

After section 117 of that Act insert—

 

“117A

  Other disputes about section 113B(4) information

 

(1)    

Subsection (2) applies if a person believes that information provided in

 

accordance with section 113B(4) and included in a certificate under

 

section 113B or 116 —

 

(a)    

is not relevant for the purpose described in the statement under

 

section 113B(2) or (as the case may be) 116(2), or

 

(b)    

ought not to be included in the certificate.

 

(2)    

The person may apply to the independent monitor appointed under

 

section 119B for a decision as to whether the information is information

 

which falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above.

 

(3)    

The independent monitor, on receiving such an application, must ask

 

such chief officer of a police force as the independent monitor considers

 

appropriate to review whether the information concerned is information

 

which—

 

(a)    

the chief officer reasonably believes to be relevant for the

 

purpose described in the statement under section 113B(2) or (as

 

the case may be) 116(2), and

 

(b)    

in the chief officer’s opinion, ought to be included in the

 

certificate.

 

(4)    

In exercising functions under subsection (3), the chief officer concerned

 

must have regard to any guidance for the time being published under

 

section 113B(4A).

 

(5)    

If, following a review under subsection (3), the independent monitor

 

considers that any of the information concerned is information which

 

falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b)—

 

(a)    

the independent monitor must inform the Secretary of State of

 

that fact, and


 
 

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(b)    

on being so informed, the Secretary of State must issue a new

 

certificate.

 

(6)    

In issuing such a certificate, the Secretary of State must proceed as if the

 

information which falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b) had not been

 

provided under section 113B(4).

 

(7)    

In deciding for the purposes of this section whether information is

 

information which falls within subsection (1)(a) or (b), the independent

 

monitor must have regard to any guidance for the time being published

 

under section 113B(4A).

 

(8)    

Subsections (10) and (11) of section 113B apply for the purposes of this

 

section as they apply for the purposes of that section.”’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Negatived on division  207

 

Clause  79,  page  64,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

In subsection (3) of section 113B of the Police Act 1997 (an enhanced criminal

 

record certificate is a certificate which), after (b), insert—

 

“(c)    

states whether the applicant is on a barred list maintained by the ISA in

 

relation to work with vulnerable adults or children (whichever is

 

appropriate).”.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Diana Johnson

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

Not called  183

 

Clause  80,  page  65,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the information to be supplied in connection with such a request for the

 

purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to ascertain whether the

 

disclosure requested is to enable the individual to work with children or

 

vulnerable adults or both.’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

Not called  184

 

Clause  80,  page  65,  line  12,  after ‘arrangements’, insert ‘and stated whether the

 

application was required for the purpose of working with children or vulnerable adults or

 

both.’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

Not called  185

 

Clause  80,  page  65,  line  16,  after ‘and’, insert ‘stated whether the certificate is to


 
 

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cover work with vulnerable adults or children or both, and’.

 

Diana Johnson

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Clive Efford

 

Mark Tami

 

Not called  186

 

Clause  80,  page  66,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

a certificate is not up-to-date in regards of working with children or

 

vulnerable adults unless the original application stated that it was

 

required for the purpose of working with children or vulnerable adults or

 

both’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 81 Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am


 
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