Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Hilary Armstrong

317

Schedule 5, 76, line 4,column 3, at beginning insert—

  'Section 2(2).'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

552

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     8,     at end insert—

     

'1972 c. 70.

     

Local Government Act 1972.

     

In section 80(1)(e), the words "or under the Audit Commission Act 1998".

     

     

     

Sections 94 to 98.

Section 105.

In section 265A(1)(b), "94 to 98".'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

106

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     13,     at end insert—

'1976 c. 57.Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.In section 25(8), the words from "Without prejudice" to "inhabitants of its area)".
1978 c. 50.Inner Urban Areas Act 1978.In section 13, the words "section 137(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 or".
1985 c. 68.Housing Act 1985.Section 11A(4).'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

330

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     13,     at end insert—

     

'1986 c. 10.

     

Local Government Act 1986.

     

Section 2A.

     

1988 c. 9.

     

Local Government Act 1988.

     

Section 28.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

553

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     13,     at end insert—

     

'1985 c. 51.

     

Local Government Act 1985.

     

In Schedule 14, paragraph 13.

     

1985 c. 67.

     

Transport Act 1985.

     

In section 74(12), "section 94 of the 1972 Act or".

     

1986 c. 60.

     

Financial Services Act 1986.

     

In Schedule 16, paragraph 8(a).'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

555

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     14,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

     

     

'In section 5(2)(a), and in section 5(2)(a) as substituted by section 73(6) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the words "or of any code of practice made or approved by or under any enactment".'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

554

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     14,     column     3,     after 'Sections' insert '19'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

556

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     15,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

     

     

'In Schedule 11, paragraphs 22 and 23.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

557

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     15,     at end insert—

     

'1992 c. 14.

     

Local Government Finance Act 1992.

     

In Schedule 13, paragraph 32.

     

1994 c. 19.

     

Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

     

In Schedule 15, paragraph 25.

     

1994 c. 29.

     

Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994.

     

In Schedule 4, paragraph 7.

     

1995 c. 25.

     

Environment Act 1995.

     

In Schedule 7, paragraphs 9 and 10.

     

1996 c. 16.

     

Police Act 1996.

     

In Schedule 7, in paragraph 1(2)(h), "98(1A)" and paragraph 21.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

558

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     16,     at end insert—

     

'1997 c. 50.

     

Police Act 1997.

     

In Schedule 6, paragraphs 1 and 2.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

559

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     24,     column     3,     leave out 'and (5)(b)' and insert '(5)(b), (7) and (8)'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

331

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     27,     at end insert—

     

'1998 c. 31.

     

School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

     

In Schedule 30, paragraph 13.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

560

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     27,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

     

     

'In Schedule 3, paragraph 3(1).'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

561

Schedule     5,     page     76,     line     27,     at end insert—

     

'1999 c. 29.

     

Greater London Authority Act 1999.

     

Section 66.

In Schedule 8, paragraphs 6 and 7.'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

329

Clause     95,     page     65,     line     10,     leave out from first 'of' to end of line 11 and insert—

          '(i) section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986,

          (ii) section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988,

          (iii) paragraph 63 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996, and

          (iv) paragraph 13 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998,'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

520

Clause     95,     page     65,     line     14,     at beginning insert 'The following provisions of this Act—

    ( )'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

521

Clause     95,     page     65,     line     14,     after '87' insert—

      '( ) in Schedule 4, paragraphs 3A(a), 4A, 4B, 5, 6A, 7 and 9D, and

      ( ) in Schedule 5, the repeal—

          ( ) in section 80(1)(e) of the Local Government Act 1972,

          ( ) of sections 94 to 98 and 105 of that Act,

          ( ) in section 265A(1)(b) of that Act,

          ( ) of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1974, the Local Government Act 1985, the Transport Act 1985 and the Financial Services Act 1986 specified in Schedule 5,

          ( ) of sections 19, 31 and 32(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989,

          ( ) in Schedule 11 to that Act,

          ( ) of the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994, the Environment Act 1995, the Police Act 1996, the Police Act 1997, the Audit Commission Act 1998 and the Greater London Authority Act 1999 specified in Schedule 5.'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

522

Clause     96,     page     65,     line     31,     leave out 'Paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 extends' and insert 'Paragraphs 15A and 16 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 extend'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

318

Clause     96,     page     65,     line     33,     leave out subsection (5).


REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Repeal of prohibition of promotion of homosexuality

   

Hilary Armstrong

NC17

To move the following Clause:—

    '. Section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 (prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material) ceases to have effect.'.


Recoupment by local authorities of cost of providing day care

   

Hilary Armstrong

NC20

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) In subsection (3) of section 29 of the Children Act 1989 (recoupment of cost of providing services etc.), after "subsection (1)" there is inserted "for a service provided under section 17 or section 18(1) or (5)".

    (2) After that subsection there is inserted—

            "(3A) No person shall be liable to pay any charge under subsection (1) for a service provided under section 18(2) or (6) at any time when he is in receipt of income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or of an income-based jobseeker's allowance.".'.


Payments in cases of maladministration etc.

   

Hilary Armstrong

NC22

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Where a relevant authority consider—

      (a) that action taken by or on behalf of the authority in the exercise of their functions amounts to, or may amount to, maladministration, and

      (b) that a person has been, or may have been, adversely affected by that action,

    the authority may, if they think appropriate, make a payment to, or provide some other benefit for, that person

    (2) In this section—

      "action" includes failure to act,

      "relevant authority" has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act.'.


Duty to have regard to equality of opportunity

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Each local authority shall make appropriate arrangements with a view to securing that—

      (a) in the exercise of its powers, and

      (b) in the discharge of its functions,

    there is due regard to the principle that there should be equality of opportunity for all people.

    (2) Each local authority shall have regard to the need

      (a) to promote equality of opportunity for all persons irrespective of their race, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion;

      (b) to eliminate unlawful discrimination; and

      (c) to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups, religious beliefs and sexual orientation.

    (3) Subsection (2) is without prejudice to subsection (1) and is subject to any provision made under any other enactment.

    (4) Each local authority shall publish a report in each year containing—

      (a) a statement of the arrangements made in pursuance of subsection (1) which had effect during the year which is the subject of the report, and

      (b) an assessment of how effective those arrangements were in promoting equality of opportunity.'.

 
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