Amendments proposed to the Police Reform Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Persons authorised to take intimate samples from persons in police detention
   

Mr John Denham

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   For subsection (9) of section 62 of the 1984 Act (persons who may take intimate samples) there shall be substituted—

    "(9)   In the case of an intimate sample which is a dental impression, the sample may be taken from a person only by a registered dentist.

    (9A)   In the case of any other form of intimate sample, except in the case of a sample of urine, the sample may be taken from a person only by—

(a)	a registered medical practitioner; or

(b)	a registered health care professional."

    (2)   In section 65 of the 1984 Act (interpretation of Part 5 of that Act), in subsection (1) after the definition of "registered dentist" there shall be inserted—

"'registered health care professional' means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is—

(a)	a registered nurse; or

(b)	a registered member of a health care profession which is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State;".

    (3)   After that subsection, there shall be inserted—

    "(1A)   A health care profession is any profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 other than the profession of practising medicine and the profession of nursing.

    (1B)   An order under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament."'.

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Application of the Police (Property) Act 1897 to NCS
   

Mr John Denham

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   After section 2 of the Police (Property) Act 1897 (c.30) there shall be inserted—

    "2A    Application to NCS

    (1)   This Act applies to property which has come into the possession of the National Crime Squad as it applies to property that has come into the possession of the police.

    (2)   In relation to property that has come into the possession of the National Crime Squad—

(a)	the reference in section 1(1) to an officer of police is a reference to a member of that Squad; and

(b)	references in section 2 to the property remaining in the possession of the police are references to its remaining in the possession of that Squad.

    (3)   The power to make regulations under section 2 has effect in relation to property that has come into the possession of the National Crime Squad as if—

(a)	the relevant authority for the purposes of subsection (2A) of that section were the Service Authority for that Squad; and

(b)	the reference in subsection (2A)(c) of that section to police purposes were a reference to the purposes of that Squad."'.

    (2)   In section (2) of that Act (regulations), for subsection (2B) there shall be substituted—

    "(2B)   The relevant authority for the purposes of subsection (2A) is the police authority."'.

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Protected disclosures by police officers

   

Mr John Denham

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   After section 43K of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18), there shall be inserted—

    "43KA    Application of this Part and related provisions to police

    (1)   For the purposes of—

(a)	this Part,

(b)	section 47B and sections 48 and 49 so far as relating to that section, and

(c)	section 103A and the other provisions of Part 10 so far as relating to the right not to be unfairly dismissed in a case where the dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 103A,

a person who holds, otherwise than under a contract of employment, the office of constable or an appointment as a police cadet shall be treated as an employee employed by the relevant officer under a contract of employment; and any reference to a worker being 'employed' and to his 'employer' shall be construed accordingly.

    (2)   In this section 'the relevant officer' means—

(a)	in relation to a member of a police force or a special constable appointed for a police area, the chief officer of police;

(b)	in relation to a person appointed as a police member of the NCIS, the Director General of NCIS;

(c)	in relation to a person appointed as a police member of the NCS, the Director General of NCS;

(d)	in relation to any other person holding the office of constable or an appointment as police cadet, the person who has the direction and control of the body of constables or cadets in question."

    (2)   In section 200(1) of that Act (provisions which do not apply to persons engaged in police service under a contract of employment)—

(a)	the words ", Part IVA" and ", 47B" shall be omitted;

(b)	after "sections 100" there shall be inserted ", 103A"; and

(c)	after "section 100" there shall be inserted "or 103A".

    (3)   Section 13 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c.23) (exclusion of police service from provisions about protected disclosures) shall cease to have effect.'.

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Riot damages

   

Norman Baker
Annette Brooke

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

       'The Riot (Damages) Act 1886 (s. 38) shall cease to have effect.'.

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Police pensions

   

Norman Baker
Annette Brooke

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1)   The Police Pensions Act 1976 shall cease to have effect from 31st March 2005.

    (2)   By 31st March 2003, the Secretary of State shall bring forward proposals for debate in both Houses of Parliament for the introduction, by 31st March 2005, of new pension arrangements for police officers, including arrangements to—

(a)	ensure that the full and ongoing costs of new arrangements are met from a pension fund established from the Consolidated Fund; and

(b)	ensure funding of pension payments shall be made by each police authority for whom the officer has worked in proportion to the length of service with each respective authority.'.

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Special constables

   

Norman Baker
Annette Brooke

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1)   The chief officer of police of a police force maintained for a police area who appoints special constables in accordance with section 27 of the Police Act 1996 shall submit to the police authority for that area a draft scheme relating to the appointment, deployment and progression of such special constables.

    (2)   A draft scheme submitted under this section shall include the chief officer's proposals for—

(a)	the recruitment, appointment, retention and progression of special constables;

(b)	the arrangements for the provision of training for special constables;

(c)	the arrangements for the provision of equipment for special constables;

(d)	the arrangements for the making of bounty payments to such special constables and the circumstances in which special constables shall be eligible for such payments; and

(e)	an estimate of the costs to the police fund kept by the police authority of the scheme as a whole and each of the elements (a) to (d) above.

    (3)   Before approving any such scheme, the police authority may, after consulting the chief officer, revise or amend it.

    (4)   The chief officer may from time to time submit draft proposals for a revised or modified scheme to the police authority for its approval.'.

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Bounty payments to special constables

   

Norman Baker
Annette Brooke

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1)   Special constables appointed by a chief officer of a police force in accordance with section 27 of the Police Act 1996 shall receive an annual cash bounty based on the number of hours operationally deployed as a special constable.

    (2)   Police authorities shall be responsible for the arrangements for making bounty payments to special constables.

    (3)   Payments to special constables shall be calculated and made by the police authority which is responsible for the special constable.

    (4)   Payment shall be at the end of the each financial year.'.

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Recovery of the cost of policing
   

Bridget Prentice
Huw Irranca-Davies

NC14

To move the following Clause—

    '( )—(1)   The Secretary of State shall prepare a report on options for police authorities to reclaim the cost of policing—

(a)	major sporting events, including Premier League football games, from the football clubs and other sporting organisations concerned, and

(b)	areas in the vicinity of nightclubs and public houses, from the owners of the licensed premises concerned,

and on related issues.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall lay the report before Parliament by 1st October 2003.'.

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EXTRACT FROM THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE [7TH MAY]

Standing Committee

    3.—(1)   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 27th June.

    (2)   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [23RD MAY]

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Police Reform Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee do meet when the House is sitting—

(a)	on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock, and

(b)	on Thursdays at half-past Nine o'clock and half-past Two o'clock,

       except that on Tuesday, 11th June 2002 and on Tuesday, 18th June 2002 the Committee shall not meet at half-past Ten o'clock;

    (2)   the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1, New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Part 1, Clause 8, Schedule 2, Clauses 9 to 12, Schedule 3, Clauses 13 to 35, Schedule 4, Clauses 36 and 37, Schedule 5, Clauses 38 to 42, New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4, Clause 43, Schedule 6, Clauses 44 to 91, Schedules 7 and 8, Clause 92, remaining New Clauses, remaining New Schedules;

    (3)   the proceedings on Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1 and New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Part 1 (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 11th June 2002;

    (4)   the proceedings on Clause 8, Schedule 2, Clauses 9 to 12, Schedule 3 and Clauses 13 to 27 (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 13th June 2002;

    (5)   the proceedings on Clauses 28 to 34 (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 18th June 2002;

    (6)   the proceedings on Clause 35, Schedule 4, Clauses 36 and 37, Schedule 5, Clauses 38 to 42 and New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4 (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 25th June 2002;

    (7)   the proceedings on Clause 43, Schedule 6 and Clauses 44 to 62 (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 25th June 2002; and

    (8)   the remaining proceedings on the Bill (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 27th June 2002.

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Prepared 18 Jun 2002