Amendments proposed to the Care Standards Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

533

*Schedule     1,     page     65,     line     27,     at end insert 'and in accordance with the principles of best value.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

34

Schedule     1,     page     65,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '4A. The Commission shall have the general duty to monitor and report to the Secretary of State on the level and impact of fees on the demand and supply of Part II services.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

36

Schedule     1,     page     65,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '4A. It is the duty of an authority to seek and have regard for the views of service users in the discharge of its functions.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

6

Schedule     1,     page     65,     line     30,     at end insert 'and two of the members of each such authority shall wherever possible be current users of services regulated under this Act'.

   

Mr Philip Hammond
Mrs Caroline Spelman

534

*Schedule     1,     page     66,     leave out lines 31 to 34.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

152

Schedule     1,     page     66,     line     31,     leave out 'director' and insert 'commissioner'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

153

Schedule     1,     page     66,     line     32,     leave out 'director' and insert 'commissioner'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

154

Schedule     1,     page     66,     line     34,     leave out 'director' and insert 'commissioner'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

7

Schedule     1,     page     66,     line     34,     at end insert—

'Older Persons' Rights Director

    11.—(1) The Commission shall appoint an older persons' rights director who is to be a member of staff of the Commission.

    (2) The older persons' rights director shall have such functions as may be prescribed.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

157

Schedule     1,     page     68,     line     19,     after 'State', insert 'and Parliament'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

158

Schedule     1,     page     68,     line     21,     after 'State', insert 'and Parliament'.

   

Mr John Hutton

273

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     21,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr John Hutton

274

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     25,     at end insert—

'( ) in paragraph 1 of Schedule 17 (audit of Welsh public bodies), at the end there shall be inserted "(other than the Care Council for Wales)".'.

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Mr John Hutton

497

Schedule     3,     page     72,     line     17,     at end insert—

'National Assistance Act 1948 (c.29)

    .—(1) Section 26 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations) shall be amended as follows.

    (2) In subsection (1), for "(1B)" there shall be substituted "(1C)".

    (3) For subsections (1A) and (1B) there shall be substituted—

    "(1A) Arrangements must not be made by virtue of this section for the provision of accommodation together with nursing or personal care for persons such as are mentioned in section 3(2) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (care homes) unless—
(a) the accommodation is to be provided, under the arrangements, in a care home (within the meaning of that Act) which is managed by the organisation or person in question; and
(b) that organisation or person is registered under Part II of that Act in respect of the home."

    (4) In subsection (1C), for the words from "no" to "person" there shall be substituted "no arrangements may be made by virtue of this section for the provision of accommodation together with nursing".

Mental Health Act 1959 (c.72)

    . In section 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (sexual intercourse with patients)—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a), for "or mental nursing home" there shall be substituted ", independent hospital or care home" and in paragraph (b), for the words from "a residential" to the end there shall be substituted "a care home"; and

(b) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted—

    "(6) In this section "independent hospital" and "care home" have the same meanings as in the Care Standards Act 2000."'.

   

Mr John Hutton

498

Schedule     3,     page     72,     line     30,     at end insert—

'Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c.42)

    . In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (enactments conferring functions assigned to social services committee), in the entry relating to the 1989 Act, for "registered" there shall be substituted "private" and for "residential care, nursing or mental nursing homes or in independent schools" there shall be substituted "care homes, independent hospitals or schools".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

499

Schedule     3,     page     72,     line     44,     at end insert 'and for "residential care, nursing or mental nursing homes or in independent schools" there shall be substituted "care homes, independent hospitals or schools".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

500

Schedule     3,     page     73,     line     18,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr John Hutton

501

Schedule     3,     page     73,     line     25,     at end insert 'and

( ) in subsection (4), after "(2)" there shall be inserted "or (3)".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

326

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     5,     at end insert—

'Magistrates' Court Act 1980 (c. 43)

    . In Schedule 6 to the Magistrates' Court Act 1980 (fees), in the entry relating to family proceedings, in the paragraph relating to the Children Act 1989, for "Part X" there shall be substituted "Part XA".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

502

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     5,     at end insert—

'Limitation Act 1980 (c.58)

    . In section 38 of the Limitation Act 1980 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (3), for the words from "within" to the end there is substituted "is incapable of managing and administering his property and affairs; and in this section "mental disorder" has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 1983"; and

(b) in subsection (4)(b), after "receiving treatment" there shall be inserted "for mental disorder" and for "or mental nursing home within the meaning of the Nursing Homes Act 1975" there shall be substituted "or independent hospital or care home within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000.'.

   

Mr John Hutton

503

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     7,     at beginning insert—

    '( ) The Mental Health Act 1983 shall be amended as follows.

    ( ) In sections 12(3), 23(3), 24(3), 46(1), 64(1), 119(2), 120(1) and (4), 131(1), 132(1), (2) and (4) and 133(1), for "mental nursing home" and "mental nursing homes" in each place where they occur, there shall be substituted, respectively, "registered establishment" and "registered establishments".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

504

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     7,     leave out 'of the Mental Health Act 1983'.

   

Mr John Hutton

505

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '( ) In section 34—

(a) in subsection (1), after the definition of "the nominated medical attendant" there shall be inserted—

"registered establishment" means an establishment—
(a) which would not, apart from subsection (2) below, be a hospital for the purposes of this Part; and
(b) in respect of which a person is registered under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 as an independent hospital in which treatment or nursing (or both) are provided for persons liable to be detained under this Act;" and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words from "a mental" to "1984" there shall be substituted "a registered establishment".

    ( ) In section 116(1) (welfare of certain hospital patients), for "or nursing home" there shall be substituted ", independent hospital or care home".

    ( ) In section 118(1) (code of practice)—

(a) for the first "and mental nursing homes" there shall be substituted ", independent hospitals and care homes"; and

(b) for the second "and mental nursing homes" there is substituted "and registered establishments".

    ( ) In section 121 (Mental Health Act Commission)—

(a) in subsection (4), for "and mental nursing homes" there shall be substituted ", independent hospitals and care homes"; and

(b) in subsection (5), in paragraphs (a) and (b), for "a mental nursing home" there shall be substituted "an independent hospital or a care home".

    ( ) In section 127(1) (ill-treatment of patients), for "or mental nursing home" there shall be substituted ", independent hospital or care home".

    ( ) In section 135(6) (warrant to search for and remove patients) for "a mental nursing home or residential home" there shall be substituted "an independent hospital or care home".'.

   

Mr John Hutton

506

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     10,     leave out 'of that Act'.

   

Mr John Hutton

507

Schedule     3,     page     74,     line     10,     after '(interpretation)', insert—

'( ) after the definition of "approved social worker" there shall be inserted—

"care home" has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000";

( ) after the definition of "hospital order" and "guardianship order" there shall be inserted—

"independent hospital" has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000;".'.

Prepared 4 Jul 2000