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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Friday 25 November 2011

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Public Services (Social Value) Bill

 

(changed from Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill)

 

New Clauses

 

National social enterprise strategy

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Withdrawn  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must prepare and publish a document setting out a strategy

 

for the promotion by government departments of engagement in social enterprise

 

in England (the “national social enterprise strategy”).

 

(2)    

The national social enterprise strategy must be designed with a view to promoting

 

participation in its implementation by persons or bodies appearing to the

 

Secretary of State to be representative of those engaged in social enterprise and

 

by the public, whether by monitoring its effectiveness or otherwise.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State may review the national social enterprise strategy and

 

prepare and publish a new strategy to replace a previous national social enterprise

 

strategy.

 

(4)    

In preparing the national social enterprise strategy or a new strategy, the Secretary

 

of State must—

 

(a)    

consult such persons or bodies appearing to the Secretary of State to be

 

representative of those engaged in social enterprise as the Secretary of

 

State considers appropriate; and

 

(b)    

carry out such public consultation as the Secretary of State considers

 

appropriate.

 

(5)    

For the purposes of this section a person or body is engaged in social enterprise

 

if—

 

(a)    

the person or body is carrying on a business;

 

(b)    

the business’s activities are being carried on primarily for a purpose that

 

promotes or improves the social or environmental well-being of the

 

United Kingdom, whether the purpose is pursued in relation to all or any

 

part of the United Kingdom or all or any of the persons resident or present

 

in it;

 

(c)    

the greater part of any profits for distribution is applied for such a

 

purpose;

 
 

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(d)    

the business is majority-owned and controlled in the interests of

 

improving the social or environmental well-being of the United

 

Kingdom;

 

(6)    

The Secretary of State shall by regulations made by statutory instrument set out

 

criteria for establishing whether a business falls within the definition in

 

subsection (5)(d) above.’.

 

 

Local authority strategies

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (strategies for promoting wellbeing)

 

is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

After subsection (1) insert—

 

“(1A)    

A local authority’s sustainable community strategy must include—

 

(a)    

their proposals in connection with promoting engagement in

 

social enterprise in their area; and

 

(b)    

a statement of measures proposed for enabling persons or bodies

 

engaged in social enterprise in their area and such other persons

 

as they consider appropriate to participate in the implementation

 

of the proposals referred to in paragraph (a).”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

For the purposes of this section a person or body is engaged in social

 

enterprise if—

 

(a)    

the person or body is carrying on a business;

 

(b)    

the business’s activities are being carried on primarily for a

 

purpose that promotes or improves the social or environmental

 

wellbeing of the United Kingdom, whether the purpose is

 

pursued in relation to all or any part of the United Kingdom or

 

all or any of the persons resident or present in it; and

 

(c)    

the greater part of any profits for distribution is applied for such

 

a purpose.”’.

 

 

Annual report to parliament

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must prepare and publish an annual report on the operation

 

of the Government’s strategy for social enterprises in the preceding year and must

 

lay a copy of the report before Parliament.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State must, during the preparation of each report, consult—

 
 

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(a)    

the National Audit Office;

 

(b)    

the Charity Commission;

 

(c)    

Co-ops UK;

 

(d)    

the National Council for Voluntary Organisations;

 

(e)    

Social Enterprise UK;

 

(f)    

the Association for Chief Executives in Voluntary Organisations;

 

(g)    

the Office for National Statistics; and

 

(h)    

such other organisations or persons as the Secretary of State considers

 

appropriate.

 

(3)    

Each report must include statistics on the performance of social enterprises.’.

 

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  1

 

Page  1,  line  3  [Clause  1],  after first ‘of’, insert ‘goods and’.

 

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  2

 

Page  3,  line  36  [Clause  4],  after ‘Services (’, insert ‘Social Enterprise and’.

 

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  3

 

Title,  line  1,  at beginning insert ‘To require the Secretary of State and local authorities to

 

publish strategies in connection with promoting social enterprise; to enable communities

 

to participate in the formulation and implementation of those strategies;’.

 

Mr Gareth Thomas

 

Not called  4

 

Title,  line  1,  leave out from ‘Require’ to ‘and’ in line 2 and insert ‘that public sector

 

contracts include provisions relating to social outcomes and social value;’.

 

Bill read the third time, and passed.

 

 
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