S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 17th February 2000
STANDING COMMITTEE F
CHILD SUPPORT, PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [15th February], as follows:—
Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 6, Schedule 2, Clauses 7 to 14, Clauses 61 and 62, Schedule 6, Clauses 15 to 25, Schedule 3, Clauses 26 and 27, New Clauses relating to Part I, Clauses 28 to 29, Clauses 33 to 43, Schedule 4, Clauses 44 to 55, Schedule 5, Clauses 56 to 60, Clauses 63 and 64, Schedule 7, Clauses 65 and 66, Remaining new Clauses, new Schedules, Clauses 30 to 32.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
157
Clause 33, page 30, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 40 and insert—
'(2) In subsection (1) (duty of trustees to make arrangement for selection of member-nominated trustees)—
(a) the words "(subject to section 17)" shall be omitted;
(b) in paragraph (a) for the words "persons selected" there shall be substituted the words "the selection of persons nominated"; and
(c) in paragraph (b), the words ", and the appropriate rules," shall be omitted.'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
269
Clause 33, page 31, line 12, at end insert—
'() In subsection (8) (persons ceasing to be member-nominated trustees on ceasing to be qualifying members of the scheme)—
(a) for "The arrangements must" there shall be substituted "The arrangements—
(b) at the end there shall be inserted "; and
(b) may provide for a member-nominated trustee who—
(i) is a qualifying member of one of the following descriptions, that is to say, an active, deferred or pensioner member, and
(ii) ceases (without ceasing to be a qualifying member) to be a qualifying member of that description,
to cease, by virtue of that fact, to be a trustee.".'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
270
Clause 33, page 31, line 18, after 'which' insert ', and the time within which,'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
237
Clause 33, page 31, line 20, at end insert—
'9(A)(a) The Secretary of State shall make regulations providing that all trustees will be provided with adequate training to enable them to carry out their responsibilities.
(b) These regulations shall also prescribe the content of such training.
(c) This training shall be provided at the expense of the pension fund.'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
271
Clause 34, page 32, line 9, at end insert—
'() In subsection (7) (persons ceasing to be member-nominated directors on ceasing to be qualifying members of the scheme)—
(a) for "The arrangements must" there shall be substituted "The arrangements—
(b) at the end there shall be inserted "; and
(b) may provide for a member-nominated director who—
(i) is a qualifying member of one of the following descriptions, that is to say, an active, deferred or pensioner member, and
(ii) ceases (without ceasing to be a qualifying member) to be a qualifying member of that description,
to cease, by virtue of that fact, to be a director.".'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
272
Clause 34, page 32, line 26, after 'which' insert ', and the time within which,'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
273
Clause 35, page 34, line 2, at end insert—
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
274
Clause 36, page 34, line 26, after the first 'and' insert 'the words "(or further arrangements)" in paragraph (a),'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
275
Clause 36, page 34, line 30, after '(7),' insert 'for "16 to 20" there shall be substituted "16 and 18" and'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
238
Clause 37, page 37, leave out line 21.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
239
Clause 37, page 37, leave out line 22.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
240
Clause 37, page 37, leave out line 23.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
276
Clause 37, page 38, line 8, at end insert—
'( ) In section 178(b) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (regulations providing for who is to be treated as a trustee of a scheme), at the end there shall be inserted "or sections 22 to 26C of the Pensions Act 1995".'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
241
Clause 38, page 39, line 27, at end insert—
'(6A) The exercise of this power shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court on application of any interested party.'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
242
Clause 38, page 39, line 46, leave out subsection (9).
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
243
Clause 39, page 40, line 30, leave out 'Subject to subsection (4),'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
244
Clause 39, page 40, line 36, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
'(4) Any report made under this subsection will be available to any member of the scheme on request.'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
245
Clause 39, page 40, line 41, leave out subsection (5) and insert—
'(5) Any copies of the report requested under subsection (4) above shall be provided free of charge within 7 days of receiving the request.'.
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
246
Clause 39, page 40, line 44, leave out subsection (6).
Mr Eric Pickles
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
247
Clause 39, page 41, line 13, leave out paragraph (c).
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Desmond Swayne
294
Clause 39, page 41, line 25, at end insert—
'(10) If, as a result of failure by an officer of any Government Department information needed by the trustees or managers of any scheme as a prerequisite to completing the winding-up of a scheme is not provided within three months of a request for such information, section 10 applies to any officer who has failed to provide such information.'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
277
Clause 39, page 42, line 38, at end insert—
'( ) Regulations may provide for the form and content of any records that are required to be kept under this section.'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
278
Clause 40, page 43, line 23, at end insert—
'( ) to provide information to a person involved in the administration of the scheme;'.
Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden
279
Clause 40, page 43, line 41, at beginning insert 'Except in prescribed circumstances,'.
