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Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord): With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment No. 6, in clause 5, page 5, line 35, leave out clause 5.
Government amendments Nos. 109 and 110.
Government amendment No. 111, in clause 5, page 6, line 1, leave out
"chief officer of police of"
"police authority responsible for maintaining".
Amendment (a) to the amendment, in line 1, before "chief", insert "may direct the".
Amendment (b) to the amendment, in line 1, before "police", insert "shall inform the".
Amendment No. 173, in page 6, line 1, leave out from "force" to end of line 5 and insert—
'of the contents of the report and the reasons for the statements made under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1)'.
Government amendments Nos. 112 and 113.
Government amendment No. 114, page 6, line 8, at end insert—
- '(3A) If a police authority is directed to submit an action plan, that authority shall direct the chief officer of police of the force in question to prepare a draft of it and to submit it to the police authority for that authority to consider.
(3B) The police authority, on considering a draft action plan submitted to it under subsection (3A) may submit the plan to the Secretary of State, with or without modifications.
(3C) If the police authority proposes to make modifications to the draft of the action plan submitted under subsection (3A), it must consult with the chief officer of police.'.
'When a police authority is informed by the Secretary of State under subsection (2)'.
Amendment (b) to the amendment, in line 3, leave out "of it" and insert—
'a plan ("an action plan")'.
Amendment (c) to the amendment, in line 5, leave out subsection (3B).
Amendment No. 174, in page 6, line 9, leave out lines 9 to 16.
Government amendment No. 116, in clause 5, page 6, line 17, leave out "chief officer of any" and insert—
"police authority responsible for maintaining a".
Amendment (a) to the amendment, in line 1, before "chief", insert—
'giving a direction under this section to the'.
Amendment (b) to the amendment, in line 1, before "police", insert "informing the".
Government amendment No. 117, in clause 5, page 6, line 18, leave out "police authority maintaining" and insert—
"chief officer of police of".
Amendment (a) to the amendment, in line 1, after "maintaining", insert—
'that force that he has given that direction.'.
Amendment (b) to the amendment, in line 2, after second "of", insert—
'that force that he has so informed the authority.'.
Government amendments Nos. 118 to 129.
Amendment No. 8, in schedule 1, page 106, line 1, leave out from beginning to end of line 33 on page 107 and insert—
31A NCIS Improvement Action Plans
(1) This section applies where the Secretary of State, as a consequence of an inspection report, is satisfied—
(a) that the whole or any part of NCIS is, whether generally or in particular respects, not efficient or not effective; or
(b) that the whole or part of NCIS will cease to be efficient or effective, whether generally or in particular respects, unless remedial measures are taken.
(2) The Secretary of State shall, after consultation with Scottish Ministers, send a copy of the report to the NCIS Service Authority together with his reasons for considering that the conditions of subsection (1) are satisfied.
(3) The Service Authority, on receipt of the report, shall require the Director General of NCIS to prepare a plan ("an Improvement Action Plan") for taking remedial measures in relation to anything contained in the report.
(4) An Improvement Action Plan shall not relate to any matters other than those in relation to which functions fall to be discharged by the Director General of NCIS.
(5) Any plan produced under subsection (3) shall include—
(a) provision for setting targets for addressing the issues raised in the report under section 54;
(b) provision for setting time limits in achieving those targets;
(c) provision for the making of progress reports to the NCIS Service Authority; and
(d) provision for the duration of the plan.
(6) The Director General shall provide a copy of the plan to the Service Authority within twelve weeks of the issuing of the requirement by the Service Authority under subsection (3).
(7) Within twelve weeks of the end of the duration of the plan the Director General shall report to the Service Authority who shall provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.
(8) Any report under subsection (6) shall include—
(a) an assessment of the performance of the force, in whole or in part as appropriate, against the targets set in the plan; and
(b) an assessment of the impact of the plan on the efficiency or effectiveness of the force.
(9) In this section 'an inspection report' means a report under section 54 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16), section 33 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77) or section 41 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c. 32).".'.
Government amendments Nos. 131 to 149.
Amendment No. 9, page 107, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 16 on page 109 and insert—
'76A NCS Improvement Action Plans
(1) This section applies where the Secretary of State, as a consequence of a report under section 54 of the Police Act 1996, is satisfied—
(a) that the whole or any part of the National Crime Squad is, whether generally or in particular respects, not efficient or not effective; or
(b) that the whole or part of the National Crime Squad will cease to be efficient or effective, whether generally or in particular respects, unless remedial measures are taken.
(2) The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the report to the NCS Service Authority together with his reasons for considering that the conditions of subsection (1) are satisfied.
(3) The Service Authority shall require the Director General of the National Crime Squad to prepare a plan ("an Improvement Action Plan") for taking remedial measures in relation to anything contained in the report under section 54.
(4) An Improvement Action Plan shall not relate to any matters other than those in relation to which functions fall to be discharged by the Director General of the National Crime Squad.
(5) Any plan produced under subsection (3) shall include—
(a) provision for setting targets for addressing the issues raised in the report under section 54;
(b) provision for setting time limits in achieving those targets;
(c) provision for the making of progress reports to the NCS Service Authority; and
(d) provision for the duration of the plan.
(6) The Director General shall provide a copy of the plan to the Service Authority within twelve weeks of the issuing of the requirement by the Service Authority under subsection (3).
(7) Within twelve weeks of the end of the duration of the plan the Director General shall report to the Service Authority who shall send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.
(8) Any report under subsection (7) shall include—
(a) an assessment of the performance of the National Crime Squad, in whole or in part as appropriate, against the targets set in the plan; and
(b) an assessment of the impact of the plan on the efficiency or effectiveness of the National Crime Squad.'.
Government amendments Nos. 150 to 168.
Amendment No. 10, in page 109, line 21, leave out "or 31A".
Amendment No. 11, in page 109, line 23, leave out—
'and the Director General of NCIS have each'
Amendment No. 12, in page 109, line 29, leave out—
'and the Director General of NCIS have each'
Government amendments Nos. 169 and 170.
Amendment No. 13, in page 109, leave out lines 36 to 40.
Amendment No. 14, in page 109, line 45, leave out "or 31A".
Amendment No. 15, in page 111, line 11, leave out "or 76A".
Amendment No. 16, in page 111, line 13, leave out from "Authority" to "been" in line 14 and insert "has".
Amendment No. 17, in page 111, line 19, leave out from "Authority" to "been" in line 20 and insert "has".
Amendment No. 18, in page 111, leave out lines 26 to 30.
Amendment No. 19, in page 111, line 35, leave out "or 76A".
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