Amendments proposed to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - continued House of Commons

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Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

65

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     40,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

41

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     41,     after 'sufficient', insert '; and in doing so, the Secretary of State shall have regard to any representations made to him by the chief inspector'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

42

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     9,     leave out 'Below'.

   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

121

Clause     6,     page     4,     line     14,     at end add—

    '(5) The National Audit Office will be responsible for reviewing the performance standards of the Inspectorate.'.


   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

122

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     23,     leave out from 'report' to end of line 24.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

44

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(4A) The Secretary of State shall publish any directions given by him under subsection (4).'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

43

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     27,     after 'Parliament', insert 'within one month of receiving the report'.


   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

123

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     32,     after 'may', insert ', after taking into account any representations that may have been made to him by the Chief Inspector and the Local Board,'.

   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

124

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     32,     after 'any', insert 'support'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

46

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     35,     after 'an', insert 'appropriate'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

47

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     36,     after 'or', insert 'appropriate'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

45

Clause     8,     page     4,     line     44,     at end add—

    '(4) In making an order under this section, the Secretary of State shall have regard to any representations that may be made to him by—

      (a) the local boards;

      (b) the chief inspector;

      (c) any other person who appears to the Secretary of State to have an interest in the standard or efficiency of the exercise of the functions of the local boards.'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

75

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     8,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (4),'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

48

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     8,     after second 'any', insert 'reasonable'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

49

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(4) The total expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under this section in any period of 12 months shall not exceed such sum as may be specified in a resolution of the House of Commons, unless a further resolution of the House of Commons determines otherwise.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

76

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(5) Before giving approval to a hostel or other premises under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall consult the county, borough and district councils responsible for the area in which the hostel or premises is to be sited, and such other persons as he considers appropriate or as appear to him to have an interest in the operation of the hostel or premises.'.


   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

125

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     13,     after 'him', insert 'on receipt of a report to that effect from the Chief Inspector of the National Probation Service.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

50

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     14,     after 'is', insert 'consistently'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

51

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     14,     leave out from 'it' to end of line 16.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

55

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(2A) The Secretary of State may not make a management order unless he has received a report on the local board made under section 7 during the period of three months prior to the making of the order.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

52

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(4A) A management order shall be effective for such period (not greater than 12 months) as the Secretary of State shall specify in the order.'.

   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

126

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     32,     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '(5) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that sufficient resources have been made available to the Probation Board to ensure that it can perform its functions'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

53

Clause     10,     page     5,     line 32,     after 'time', insert 'during the specified period mentioned in subsection (4A)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

54

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     38,     at end add—

    '(7) Upon the expiry or revocation of a management order, the Secretary of State shall not make another management order in respect of the board until 12 months have elapsed since the expiry or revocation, unless in his opinion and that of the chief inspector a change of circumstances warrants the making of a further order.'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

24

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     41,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

67

Schedule     2,     page     44,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Two of the members should be the Children's Rights Directors for England and Wales.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

68

Schedule     2,     page     45,     line     21,     at end insert—

      '(c) the establishment of a Children's Rights Committee.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

69

Schedule     2,     page     45,     line     26,     leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert—

    '(2) All staff working with children and families or in line management responsibility for work with children and families should—

      (a) hold a relevant social work qualification,

      (b) have appropriate in-service training, and

      (c) have opportunities for on-going professional development.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

78

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     28,     leave out 'prescribed persons' and insert 'any person'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

79

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '15A.(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint an independent person to determine any complaints made against the Service made under the scheme referred to in paragraph 15.

    (2) The complainant or the Service may appeal against the decision of the independent person to such tribunal as the Lord Chancellor shall appoint for the purpose of hearing appeals.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

26

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     37,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

27

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     48,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

80

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     48,     at end add—

    '20. The Service shall ensure that all officers of the Service and other staff receive appropriate training in respect of the performance of their functions.'.

 
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