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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Friday 7 March 2014

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

 

Consumer Rights Bill 90-101 and 103-05

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Consumer Rights Bill

 

Requirements for statutory regulators

 

Stella Creasy

 

Stephen Doughty

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Within three months of Royal Assent of this Act, the Secretary of State shall set

 

out in guidance requirements for all statutory regulators to provide—

 

(a)    

formal representation for consumers on all governance bodies;

 

(b)    

an annual competition and consumer rights health check within their

 

industry which has been approved by the Consumer Association; and

 

(c)    

periodic consideration of whether there is a need for independent advice,

 

free at the point of delivery, to ensure consumers’ rights are protected.

 

(2)    

If there is a need under subsection (1)(c), the Secretary of State shall review the

 

case for the introduction of levies to support that provision.’.

 

Annual report: consumer rights

 

Stella Creasy

 

Stephen Doughty

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

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

 

public policy in the area of consumer rights and must lay a copy of the report

 

before Parliament.

 

(2)    

The Report shall, with particular regard to low income households, include an

 

assessment of the effect on—


 
 

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(a)    

household bills; and

 

(b)    

affordability.’.

 

Annual report: public services

 

Stella Creasy

 

Stephen Doughty

 

NC9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Within three months of Royal Assent of this Act the Secretary of State must

 

publish a report detailing how—

 

(a)    

better outcomes for consumers of public services; and

 

(b)    

more efficient decision-making processes

 

    

will be ensured.

 

(2)    

For the purposes of this Act a public service is any provided to the consumer

 

directly by—

 

(a)    

a Government department;

 

(b)    

a local or public authority; or

 

(c)    

a trader acting on behalf of these organisations.

 

(3)    

For the purposes of this Act a person shall be a consumer of public services under

 

a “direct commissioning contract” when they enter any—

 

(a)    

agreement;

 

(b)    

contract;

 

(c)    

consumer notice; or

 

(d)    

proposed contract,

 

    

for receiving a service which the person has a direct role in commissioning.

 

(4)    

A report under subsection (1) will consider—

 

(a)    

how each public service provider will ensure a formalised approach to

 

ensure independent advocacy is available for consumers at an early stage

 

in the decision-making process for the provision of public services;

 

(b)    

the nature of an independent advocate to participate in this process, and

 

the definition of independence, including how this could be supported by

 

the conduct of any service provider;

 

(c)    

the effect of a breach in a consumer’s statutory rights as set out by this

 

Act when a direct commissioning contract is in place;

 

(d)    

what formal status any independent advice provided notice issued will

 

have in relation to local authority decision-making, in particular, in

 

instances where a public service continues to act contrary to such

 

information and formal legal redress is sought;

 

(e)    

the role of the public sector ombudsman services in overseeing any such

 

approach under paragraph (a); and

 

(f)    

how a public service provider will report on their formalised approach

 

under paragraph (a).’.

 


 
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