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Amendments proposed to the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons

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Mr David Trimble

Page 2, line 18, leave out Clause 4.

Mr David Trimble

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*Clause 24, page 17, line 17, at end insert—

'(2A) The Board shall not enter into a contact with a person ("the contractor") pursuant to subsection (1) above if that person has at any time in Northern Ireland or elsewhere been convicted of a criminal offence for which he could have received a period of imprisonment.'.

Mr David Trimble

106

*Clause 24, page 17, line 17, at end insert—

'(2A) No employee of the contractor may be designated as a detention officer or escort officer by the Chief Constable under subsection (2) above if that employee has at any time in Northern Ireland or elsewhere been convicted of a criminal offence for which he could have received a period of imprisonment.'.

Mr Alistair Carmichael
Lembit Öpik

Clause 24, page 17, line 23, leave out 'adequate' and insert 'full'.

Jane Kennedy

Clause 28, page 19, line 19, leave out from beginning to 'accordingly' in line 22 and insert 'members of the police support staff—

(a)	a member of the police support staff must be treated as an employee of the Chief Constable in relation to conduct in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 23;

(b)	conduct by a member of the police support staff in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 23 must be taken to be conduct in the course of that employment;

(c)	in the case of a tort, the Chief Constable'.

Jane Kennedy

Clause 28, page 19, line 23, leave out subsection (2).

Jane Kennedy

Clause 37, page 22, line 35, after 'section', insert [Protected disclosures by police officers](4),'.

Jane Kennedy

Clause 38, page 22, line 40, after 'repeals', insert 'and revocations'.

Jane Kennedy

Schedule 3, page 34, line 29, at beginning insert—

'Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)) In Article 243(1), the words "Part VA,".'.

Jane Kennedy

Schedule 3, page 34, line 30, at end insert—

'Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1763 (N.I. 17)) Article 16.'.

Jane Kennedy

Schedule 3, page 34, line 39, at end insert—

'2 The revocations in the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 have effect in accordance with section [Protected disclosures by police offiers](4) above.'.

Jane Kennedy

Clause 40, page 23, line 5, leave out subsection (2).

ORDER OF THE HOUSE (10TH FEBRUARY 2003)

POLICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME)

That the following provisions shall apply to the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]—

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee

Proceedings in Standing Committee

2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 4th March 2003.

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

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.

6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.




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