S.C.E.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 25th February 2003

STANDING COMMITTEE E

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

POLICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee.

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 24th February (Sessional Order C relating to Programming):

       That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill (Lords) the Standing Committee do meet (in addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 25th February at five minutes to Nine o'clock) on Tuesdays and Thursdays at five minutes to Nine o'clock and at half-past Two o'clock;

    (2)   Six sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings to be taken on the sittings shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown;

    (4)   the proceedings which under paragraph (3) are to be taken on any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table;

    (5)   paragraph (3) does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the Table) at any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph (3) if previous proceedings have already been concluded.

TABLE

Sitting	Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
1st	Clauses 1 and 2, Clause 17, Clause 3, Clauses 5 to 10	—
2nd	Clauses 1 and 2, Clause 17, Clause 3, Clauses 5 to 10 (so far as not previously concluded)	5.00 p.m.
3rd	Clause 18, Clauses 20 to 22, Clauses 11 to 16	—
4th	Clause 18, Clauses 20 to 22, Clauses 11 to 16 (so far as not previously concluded	5.00 p.m.
5th	Clause 19, New Clauses relating to Part 1, New Schedules relating to Part 1, Clause 23, Schedule 1, Clause 4, Clauses 24 and 25, Schedule 2, Clauses 26 to 36, New Clauses relating to Part 2, New Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 37 and 38, Schedule 3, Clauses 39 and 40, remaining New Clauses, remaining New Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill	—
6th	Clause 19, New Clauses relating to Part 1, New Schedules relating to Part 1, Clause 23, Schedule 1, Clause 4, Clauses 24 and 25, Schedule 2, Clauses 26 to 36, New Clauses relating to Part 2, New Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 37 and 38, Schedule 3, Clauses 39 and 40, remaining New Clauses, remaining New Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill (so far as not previously concluded)	5.00 p.m.

Jane Kennedy has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C(9) relating to Programming (28th June 2001).]

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Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

51

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     5,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

52

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     8,     leave out from 'Board' to end of line 9.

   

Mr David Wilshire

5

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     8,     leave out from 'Board' to 'the' in line 9 and insert 'on'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

1

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     8,     leave out 'with a view to obtaining' and insert 'and obtain'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

3

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     at end insert 'with a view to obtaining the support of'.

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

53

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     12,     after 'Constable', insert 'with a view to obtaining his agreement to the proposed objectives or revision'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

4

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     12,     after 'Constable', insert—

'(aa)

the First Minister;'.

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

54

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     15,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

55

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     18,     leave out from 'Board' to end of line 19.

   

Mr David Wilshire

2

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     18,     leave out from 'Board' to 'the' in line 19 and insert 'on'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

6

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     18,     leave out 'with a view to obtaining' and insert 'and obtain'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

7

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     4,     after 'Constable', insert—

'(aa)

the First Minister;'.

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Mr David Wilshire

8

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     9,     leave out '"but"' and insert '"or".'

   

Mr David Wilshire

9

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(4)   In subsection (3) (a) after "Constable", insert "the First Minister".'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

10

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(4)   Section 26 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Board's policing plan) is amended as follows.

    (5)   Omit subsection (2)(b).

    (6)   Omit subsections (3) and (4).

    (7)   In subsection (5) (b) omit "consultation with" and insert "obtaining the agreement of".

    (8)   In subsection (6) after "State", insert "and the First Minister.".'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

11

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     11,     at end add—

    '(4)   Section 27 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Codes of practice on exercise of functions) is amended as follows.

    (5)   In subsection (2)(b) after "Constable", insert—

"( )	the First Minister".'.

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

56

Page     2,     line     6,     leave out Clause 2.

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Mr David Wilshire
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Lembit Öpik

12

Clause     3,     page     2,     line     13,     leave out subsection (1).

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Mr David Wilshire

13

Clause     5,     page     2,     line     34,     after 'for', insert 'police'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

14

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     5,     after 'for', insert 'police'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

15

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     12,     at end insert 'reasonably'.

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Mr David Wilshire

18

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     31,     leave out '(2)' and insert '(1A)'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

19

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In subsection (2) after "intervals specified in the arrangements", insert "(provided the intervals between reviews shall not be greater than one year)".'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

20

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     32,     at end insert—

    '(1B)   In subsection (3)(a) after "Constable", leave out "involve him in" and insert "obtain his agreement to".'

   

Mr David Wilshire

16

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     39,     at end insert 'set by the Board and the Chief Constable'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

17

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     41,     at end insert—

'(c)	the reasons why any performance standard was not met'.

   

Mr David Wilshire

21

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     4,     at end insert 'and after "State", insert "the First Minister".'.

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Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

57

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   At the beginning of subsection (2), insert "Except where subsection (2A) applies".

    (1B)   After subsection (2) insert—

    "(2A)   Subsection (2) shall not apply where a longer period for the purposes of (2)(b) is not agreed by the Chief Constable and the Board and, in such a case, a report shall be made within such longer period as may be determined by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary.".'.

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

58

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The Chief Constable may refer to the Secretary of State a requirement to submit a report under subsection (1) if it appears to the Chief Constable that a report in compliance with the requirement would contain information that ought not to be disclosed because it would, or would be likely, to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.".'.

   

Mr David Trimble

25

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     17,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire

59

Clause     9,     page     6,     line     24,     at end insert—

'(aa)

exempting the Chief Constable from the obligation to report to the Board information the disclosure of which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, would, or would be likely, to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders;'.

Prepared 25 Feb 2003