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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 9 January 2014

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Care Bill [Lords]


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

 

Programming Sub-Committee.

 


 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

 

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

 

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Tuesday 7 January (Standing Order No.

 

83C):

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committe shall (in addition to its first meeting at 11.30 am on Thursday

 

9 January) meet—

 

(a)  

at 2.00 pm on Thursday 9 January;

 

(b)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 14 January;

 

(c)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 16 January;

 

(d)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 21 January;

 

(e)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 23 January;

 

(f)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 28 January;

 

(g)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 30 January;

 

(h)  

at 8.55 am on Tuesday 4 February;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 39;

 

Schedule 1; Clauses 40 to 43; Schedule 2; Clauses 44 to 73; Schedule 3;

 

Clause 74; Schedule 4; Clauses 75 to 94; Schedule 5; Clauses 95 to 102;

 

Schedule 6; Clauses 103 to 107; Schedule 7; Clauses 108 to 111; Schedule 8;

 

Clauses 112 to 125; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on

 

the the Bill.


 
 

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(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 11.25 am on Tuesday 4 February.

 


 

Norman Lamb

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

 

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 


 

Paul Burstow

 

26

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘and any health service body when

 

exercising any function jointly with one or more local authorities’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

57

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert ‘and independent living’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

58

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(a)    

any duties relating to independent living should promote the wider

 

definition of independent living as expressed in article 19 of the UN

 

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

59

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  after first ‘Well-being’, insert ‘and independent living’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

60

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘control’, insert ‘and choice’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

61

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  15,  before ‘participation’, insert ‘full and equal access to

 

and’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

62

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  15,  at end insert ‘cultural, public and community life’.


 
 

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Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

63

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  18,  after ‘suitability’, insert ‘and choice’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

64

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  at end insert ‘and their participation and inclusion as equal

 

and valued citizens’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

27

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘and any health service body when

 

exercising any function jointly with one or more local authorities’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

65

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  21,  leave out ‘the individual’ and insert ‘an adult or a

 

disabled child’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

28

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  33,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

“Health service body” has the same meaning as in section 9(4) of the National

 

Health Service Act 2006.’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

66

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  37,  at end insert ‘whether or not that adult meets the local

 

authority eligibility criteria set out in Clause 13.’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

Sarah Newton

 

Dr Sarah Wollaston

 

29

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

NHS bodies shall co-operate with local authorities to support their activities

 

under subsections (1) and (2), in particular to—

 

(a)    

promote and safeguard the health and well-being of carers;

 

(b)    

establish effective procedures to identify patients who are or are about to

 

become carers; and

 

(c)    

ensure that carers receive appropriate information and advice.

 

(3B)    

Reference to an NHS body in a local authority’s area is a reference to—


 
 

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(a)    

the National Health Service Commissioning Board, so far as its functions

 

are exercisable in relation to the authority’s area;

 

(b)    

a clinical commissioning group the whole or part of whose area is in the

 

authority’s area; or

 

(c)    

an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust which provides services in the

 

authority’s area.’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

Sarah Newton

 

55

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the importance of identifying suitable living accommodation to exercise

 

that duty’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

67

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the importance of working with health bodies in carrying out the function

 

in subsection (c).’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

68

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  32,  after ‘support provision with’, insert ‘housing’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

69

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Housing providers must exercise their functions with a view to ensuring

 

integration of services as set out in subsection (1).’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

70

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

NHS bodies must exercise their functions with a view to ensuring the integration

 

of services for the purposes of enhancing the health and wellbeing of people, in

 

keeping with the duty on Health and Wellbeing Boards enshrined in section 195

 

of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.’.

 



 
 

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Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

71

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  19,  leave out ‘and maintain’ and insert ‘maintain and

 

facilitate access to’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

30

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

how to complain about a decision made under this Part.’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

56

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

suitable living accommodation, and the choice of providers, available in

 

the authority’s area.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

72

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

available housing options, and the choice of providers, available in the

 

authority’s area,’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

Grahame M. Morris

 

75

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

how to access advice on housing options’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

73

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  46,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

ensure that such advice is provided by appropriately trained individuals

 

and to an appropriate standard.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

74

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  line  2,  at end insert ‘and anyone else who might benefit from

 

receiving it’.


 
 

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Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

76

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The advice and information made available to adults with care and support needs

 

must include tailored information for individuals with specific medical

 

conditions and complex individual needs.’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

31

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

Regulations must make provision for an effective and independent system for

 

revolving disputes between individuals and local authorities regarding decisions

 

taken under this Part. Regulations shall also set out the conditions that apply to

 

each party to a dispute and when decisions made are binding.’.

 


 

Paul Burstow

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

32

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  18,  after ‘of’, insert ‘appropriate’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

33

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  37,  at end insert ‘, in particular by collecting information

 

from users as well as providers to inform assessment of the quantity, quality and

 

appropriateness of services and support provided.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

78

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

the importance of ensuring adults with needs for care and support have

 

access to suitable living accommodation;’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

79

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

the importance of ensuring the diversity of the market, to ensure that

 

adults with needs for care and support have a choice of types of providers

 

of services, such as the choice between—

 

(i)    

private sector providers of services;

 

(ii)    

third sector providers of services;

 

(iii)    

public sector providers of services; and

 

(iv)    

mutual or co-operative providers of services.’.


 
 

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Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

80

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

the importance of ensuring independent and effective advocacy services

 

from those with the relevant skills.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

81

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  42,  after ‘sufficient’, insert ‘and appropriate’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

34

 

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  48,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Regulations may make provision for arrangements for the independent arbitration

 

of disputes between local authorities and providers concerning the fees paid by

 

local authorities, the regulations shall prescribe the matters that are material to

 

making a determination and the circumstances in which the arbitrator’s

 

determination is binding on relevant parties.’.

 


 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

35

 

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  38,  after ‘housing’, insert ‘or other provider of housing for

 

vulnerable or older people’.

 

Paul Burstow

 

Sarah Newton

 

36

 

Clause  6,  page  6,  line  45,  after ‘housing’, insert ‘and town planning’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

82

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

sharing information and data so as to ensure high quality care and

 

support.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Mr Jamie Reed

 

83

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(i)    

housing providers.’.

 



 
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