Amendments proposed to the Care Standards Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

224

Clause     30,     page     17,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '( ) No report prepared in accordance with subsection (5) shall contain any material capable of identifying any individual patient, client, or person cared for or accommodated.'.


   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

226

Clause     34,     page     18,     leave out lines 16 to 18.


   

Mr John Hutton

72

Clause     37,     page     19,     line     13,     leave out from 'home)' to end of line 17 and insert—

      '(a) in subsection (1), after "(3)" there is inserted "and (3A)",

      (b) in subsection (2), for "subsection (1) above" there is substituted "this section",

      (c) in subsection (3)(e)(ii), "dental practitioner or" is omitted; and

      (d) after subsection (3) there is inserted—

            "(3A) The definition in subsection (1) above does not include any premises used, or intended to be used, wholly or mainly by a dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients unless subsection (3B) or (3C) below applies.

            (3B) This subsection applies if—

            (a) the premises are also used, or intended to be used, by that or another dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients under general anaesthesia; and

            (b) the premises are not used, or intended to be used, by any dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients under general anaesthesia—

                (i) in pursuance of the National Health Service Act 1977; or

                (ii) under an agreement made in accordance with Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997.

            (3C) This subsection applies if the premises are used, or intended to be used, for the provision of treatment by specially controlled techniques and are not excepted by regulations under subsection (3)(g) above."'.


   

Mr John Hutton

275

Clause     39,     page     19,     line     23,     leave out from 'persons' to 'by' in line 26 and insert 'to whom subsection (2) or (3) applies.

    (2) This subsection applies to—

      (a) local authorities providing services in the exercise of their social services functions; and

      (b) persons who provide services which are similar to services which—

          (i) may or must be so provided by local authorities; or

          (ii) may or must be provided'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

227

Clause     39,     page     19,     line     24,     leave out from 'means' to end of line 27 and insert—

      '(a) services which are similar to services which may or must be provided by local authorities in the exercise of their social services functions or by Health Authorities, Special Health Authorities, NHS Trusts or Primary Care Trusts; and

      (b) services which are, in the opinion of the appropriate Minister, held out to be for the purpose of treating or relieving conditions which might reasonably be expected otherwise to be treated or relieved by services so provided.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

25

Clause     39,     page     19,     line     27,     at end add ', and including complementary therapies and nurse-led services.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

276

Clause     39,     page     19,     line     27,     at end add—

    '(3) This subsection applies to persons who carry on or manage an undertaking (other than an establishment or agency) which consists of or includes supplying, or providing services for the purpose of supplying, individuals mentioned in subsection (4).

    (4) The individuals referred to in subsection (3) are those who provide services for the purpose of any of the services mentioned in subsection (2)'.


   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

206

Clause     40,     page     19,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(1A) "Review" includes compliance with the provisions of paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act'.

   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

210

Clause     40,     page     19,     line     31,     after 'means', insert 'the appointment of visitors under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 of the 1989 Act,'.


   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

228

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     8,     after 'time' insert 'during daylight hours or upon notice at other times'.

   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

207

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(c) a local authority shall liaise with the Court with respect to the relevant functions.'.

   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

211

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(1A) In carrying out its functions under subsection (1) in respect of the appointment of visitors for children by local authorities under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act, the registration authority shall seek the views of the court which made the care order in respect of the child or children.'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

229

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '( ) A person who proposes to exercise any power of entry or inspection conferred by this section or section 42 shall if so required produce some duly authenticated document showing his authority to exercise the power.'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

230

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '( ) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify the notice to be given under subsection (1)(b).'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

231

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '( ) A person entering and inspecting premises in accordance with subsection (1)(b) shall report his presence at the premises upon arrival to the manager or other person in charge at the time, or in the case of a private home, to the homeowner.'.

   

Mr Julian Brazier
Mr David Amess

277

*Clause     41,     page     20,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(1B) In carrying out its functions under subsection (1) in respect of a local authority's relevant functions in relation to a child who is subject to a care order, the registration authority shall seek the views of the court which made the care order.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

73

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     13,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

232

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     15,     leave out from 'interview' to end and insert 'in the presence of any person reasonably required by the employee, any employee of the local authority'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

233

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     15,     at end insert '; and

      ( ) interview in private the lay visitor adviser appointed by the local authority to any child in care.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

74

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     17,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.

   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

208

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(4A) Where a local authority fails to comply with subsection (1)(c) the Commission shall report that failure to the Secretary of State.'.


   

Mr David Amess
Mr Julian Brazier

209

Clause     42,     page     20,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The report of the Commission to the Secretary of State shall be made available to the public except where there are exceptional circumstances which render any such publication contrary to the public interest.'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

234

Clause     42,     page     20,     line     35,     after 'are', insert 'reasonably'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

235

Clause     42,     page     20,     line     39,     leave out 'he considers necessary' and insert 'is reasonable'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

239

Clause     42,     page     20,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '( ) A person so authorised who seizes or removes any document or other material or thing in accordance with subsection (1) shall issue a receipt in respect of any items seized and removed.'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

236

Clause     42,     page     21,     line     3,     after 'functions', insert 'within twenty eight days of the inspection'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

237

Clause     42,     page     21,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '( ) No report prepared in accordance with subsection (4)(a) shall contain any material capable of identifying any individual child'.

   

Mr Julian Brazier
Mr David Amess

278

*Clause     42,     page     21,     line     13,     at end insert—

    '(6A) When the registration authority, after exercising its powers under section 41(1) and (1B), considers that a local authority has failed to carry out any relevant function in relation to a child who is subject to a care order, the registration authority shall report that failure to the appropriate Minister.

    (6B) The appropriate Minister shall make available to the public all reports which he receives under subsection (6A), unless there are exceptional circumstances which would render any such publication contrary to the public interest.'.

 
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