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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th July 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE G


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

CARE STANDARDS BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [6th June], as follows:

Clauses 1 to 68, Schedule 2, Clauses 69 to 102, new Clauses, Schedule 1, Schedules 3 to 5, new Schedules.

   

Mr David Hanson

462

Clause     97,     page     61,     line     15,     leave out 'The following subsections' and insert 'Subsections (5) to (7)'.

   

Mr John Hutton

468

Clause     97,     page     61,     line     16,     leave out 'or the Assembly' and insert 'the Assembly or the appropriate Minister'.

   

Mr David Hanson

463

Clause     97,     page     61,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '( ) The provision which, by virtue of subsection (7), may be made by regulations under the Part of this Act which relates to the Children's Commissioner for Wales includes provision amending or repealing any enactment or instrument.'.

     As an Amendment to Mr David Hanson's proposed Amendment (No. 463) (Clause 97, page 61, line 33):

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

(a)

Line     2,     after 'to', insert 'the Children's Commissioner for England and'.


   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

492

Clause     98,     page     61,     line     39,     leave out 'or instrument'.


   

Mr John Hutton

469

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     9,     after 'England', insert 'Scotland or Northern Ireland'.

   

Mr John Hutton

470

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     10,     at end insert—

    'and in relation to England and Wales means the Secretary of State and the Assembly acting jointly'.

   

Mr John Hutton

46

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     11,     at end insert—

      ' "community home" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

464

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     15,     at end insert—

      ' "enactment" includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978)'.

   

Mr John Hutton

47

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     15,     at end insert—

      ' "to foster a child privately" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

48

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     27,     at end insert—

      ' "local authority foster parent" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

471

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     41,     leave out 'only'.

   

Mr John Hutton

472

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     42,     after 'State', insert 'or the Assembly'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

493

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     18,     leave out 'prescribed'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

479

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '( ) In this Act, the expression "nursing care" means provision of care that is not "personal care" or "practical assistance" as defined in this Act and includes assessment, treatment or care which can only be provided by or under the supervision by a registered nurse and extends to control of medication, dressing, injections, feeding requiring nursing skills, pressure sores, specialist incontinence management, complex prosthesis management and and appliances, cognitive and behavioural support and management of complex psychological or aggressive states; but does not include any prescribed activity or extend to the provision of equipment by health authorities.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

480

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(2A) In this Act, the expression "practical assistance" means assistance with activities for daily living undertaken by care homes, day centres and domiciliary care agencies that is not "personal care" or "nursing care" as defined in this Act and includes housework, cleaning, laundry, shopping services, specialist transport involving assistance and the provision of advice, encouragement and assistance but does not extend to any prescribed activity.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

481

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     22,     leave out from 'care"' to end of line 24 and insert 'means all direct care that is not "practical assistance" or "nursing care" as defined in this Act and includes—

      (a) care relating to personal hygiene and toileting,

      (b) assistance with feeding, eating and drinking,

      (c) management of urinary and bowel functions,

      (d) promotion of continence and management of incontinence,

      (e) assistance with mobility and transfers,

      (f) promotion of independence and social functioning, anxiety and behaviour management,

      (g) social care needs assessment and ensuring personal safety,

      (h) encouragement and assistance with cognitive functions, and

      (i) administration and monitoring of medication.

    This subsection shall not include any prescribed activity.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

473

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     22,     leave out from 'care"'to 'does' in line 23.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

494

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     22,     leave out 'or "nursing or personal care".'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

495

Clause     100,     page     63,     leave out line 24 and insert 'activity prescribed by regulations as being excluded from"personal care".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

49

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3A) For the purposes of this Act, the person who carries on a fostering agency falling within section 4(4)(b), or a voluntary adoption agency, is the voluntary organisation itself.

    (3B) References in this Act to a person who carries on an establishment or agency include references to a person who carries it on otherwise than for profit.

    (3C) For the purposes of this Act, a community home which is provided by a voluntary organisation shall be taken to be carried on by—

      (a) the person who equips and maintains it; and

      (b) if the appropriate Minister determines that the body of managers for the home, or a specified member of that body, is also to be treated as carrying on the home, that body or member.

    (3D) Where a community home is provided by a voluntary organisation, the appropriate Minister may determine that for the purposes of this Act the home is to be taken to be managed solely by—

      (a) any specified member of the body of managers for the home; or

      (b) any other specified person on whom functions are conferred under the home's instrument of management.

    (3E) A determination under subsection (3C) or (3D) may be made either generally or in relation to a particular home or class of homes.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

474

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '( ) An establishment is not a care home for the purposes of this Act unless the care which it provides includes assistance with bodily functions where such assistance is required.'

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

496

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     25,     leave out 'child's' and insert 'child'.

   

Mr John Hutton

453

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '( ) For the purposes of this Act an individual is made redundant if—

      (a) he is dismissed; and

      (b) for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 the dismissal is by reason of redundancy.'.

   

Mr David Hanson

465

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     40,     at end insert—

     

'Commissioner

     

Section (Children's Commissioner for Wales)'.

     As an Amendment to Mr David Hanson's proposed Amendment (No. 465) (Clause 100, page 63, line 40):

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

(a)

Line     1,     leave out 'Commissioner for Wales' and insert 'Commissioners'.


   

Mr John Hutton

475

Clause     102,     page     64,     line     17,     leave out subsection (5).


NEW CLAUSES

False statements in applications

   

Mr John Hutton

NC21

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Any person who, in an application for registration under this Part or for the variation of any condition in force in relation to his registration, knowingly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material respect shall be guilty of an offence.

    (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.'.


 
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