Session 2013 - 14
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| Defence Reform Bill, As Amended |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 6, leave out ‘apart from sections 33 to 42’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | ‘() | Before making an order under sub-paragraph (1)(a), the Secretary of State |
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| | must consult the Health and Safety Executive.’. |
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| | Annual report by scrutiny group of reserve forces and cadets associations |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Reserve Forces Act 1996 be amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 112(3) insert— |
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| | “(4) | In respect of subsections (2) and (3), it shall be the duty of the Council of |
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| | RFCAs to provide an external scrutiny group to report annually in July to |
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| | the Secretary of State on the state of the reserves, making particular |
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| | (a) | provisions for recruitment and retention; |
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| | (b) | the upkeep of estates owned or controlled by RFCAs; |
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| | (c) | support arrangements; |
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| | (d) | training facilities; and |
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| | (e) | any other factors which have a bearing on reserve effectiveness. |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State shall by Order lay the report before Parliament. |
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| | (6) | The membership of the external scrutiny group shall include— |
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| | (a) | the Chairman of the Council of RFCAs as chair; |
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| | (b) | five other members to include— |
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| | (i) | representation balancing reserve and regular service |
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| | across the three armed forces; and |
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| | (ii) | at least one independent civilian member with a broader |
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| | understanding of defence issues; |
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| | (7) | Specialist members of the external scrutiny group may be appointed by |
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| | the Council of RFCAs from time to time, but shall not be permanent |
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| | (8) | The Defence Council shall by Order provide compensation for specialist |
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| | members of the external scrutiny group for the purposes of subsistence or |
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| | other reasonable expense encountered in the course of work undertaken |
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| | Duties and powers of reserve forces and cadets associations |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Reserve Forces Act 1996 be amended as follows. |
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| | “(1A) | In deciding which of the matters set out under subsection (2) should be |
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| | transferred or assigned to the associations, the Secretary of State should |
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| | (a) | the cost effectiveness of associations as compared with wider |
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| | (b) | the ownership of the particular site.”.’. |
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