Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 27th March 2003
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
POLICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS], AS AMENDED
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 4) Order of 26th March.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
60
Page 16, line 1, leave out Clause 23.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
61
Page 16, line 9 [Clause 23], at end insert—
| '(d) | the information would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.'. |
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
84
Page 16, line 9 [Clause 23], at end insert—
| '(d) | the information would, or would be likely, to prejudice on-going police investigations or operations.'. |
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
62
Page 16, line 16 [Clause 23], at end insert—
| '(d) | the inquiry would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.'. |
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
85
Page 16, line 16 [Clause 23], at end insert—
| '(d) | the information would, or would be likely, to prejudice on-going police investigations or operations.'. |
Mr Secretary Murphy
30
Page 15, line 29 [Clause 22], leave out 'and (1B)' and insert 'to (1E)'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
31
Page 15 [Clause 22], leave out lines 31 to 42 and insert—
'"(1A) The Board shall constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) if—
| (a) | the Chief Constable informs the Board that he wishes to supply information to a committee of the Board under section 59(4D), |
| (b) | the Secretary of State informs the Board that he proposes to modify a requirement to submit a report under section 59(1) for the purpose mentioned in section 59(4A)(b), or |
| (c) | a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60, or who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry, informs the Board that he wishes to disclose information to a committee of the Board under section 74A(5). |
(1B) The purposes are—
| (a) | handling information supplied to the committee by the Chief Constable under section 59; |
| (b) | handling information supplied to it by a person who is conducting or has conducted an inquiry under section 60 or by a person who is assisting or has assisted in the conduct of such an inquiry. |
(1C) The Board may not constitute a committee of its members for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) if a committee of its members has already been constituted for those purposes under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A).
(1D) A committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B) shall consist of 7 members of the Board.
(1E) The members of a committee constituted under sub-paragraph (1) or (1A) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1B)—'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
59
Page 15, line 31 [Clause 22], leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
83
Page 15, line 46 [Clause 22], leave out paragraph (c).
Mr Secretary Murphy
32
Page 15, line 46 [Clause 22], at end insert—
'(4) In section 77(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (interpretation) at the appropriate place insert—
| | ""special purposes committee" means a committee constituted by the Board under paragraph 24(1) or (1A) of Schedule 1 for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 24(1B) of that Schedule;".'. |
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
52
Page 12, line 1, leave out Clause 18.
Mr Secretary Murphy
9
Page 12, line 4 [Clause 18], after 'information', insert 'and documents'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
56
Page 12, line 8 [Clause 18], leave out 'it appears to the Chief Constable that'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
10
Page 12, line 9 [Clause 18], after 'information', insert 'is—
| (a) | information the disclosure of which would be likely to put an individual in danger, or |
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
78
Page 12, line 10 [Clause 18], at end insert—
'(2A) Subsection (1) does not require the Chief Constable to supply any information to the Board if it appears to the Chief Constable that the information ought not to be disclosed on the grounds that it would, or would be likely to, prejudice on-going police investigations and operations.'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
11
Page 12 [Clause 18], leave out lines 11 to 17.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
53
Page 12, line 14 [Clause 18], at end insert 'or is information that would or be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders'.
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
79
Page 12, line 14 [Clause 18], at end insert 'or would, or would be likely to, prejudice on-going police investigations or operations'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
12
Page 12, line 18 [Clause 18], leave out 'or the committee'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
57
Page 12, line 19 [Clause 18], leave out 'in his opinion'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
58
Page 12, line 20 [Clause 18], after 'would', insert 'in his opinion'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
54
Page 12, line 21 [Clause 18], leave out 'or'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
55
Page 12, line 23 [Clause 18], at end insert 'or
| (c) | information that would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.'. |
Mr Secretary Murphy
13
Page 12, line 26 [Clause 18], leave out 'or the committee'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
14
Page 12, line 27 [Clause 18], leave out 'recipient of the information' and insert 'Board'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
38
Page 6, line 10, leave out Clause 9.
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
70
Page 6, line 13 [Clause 9], at end insert—
'(1A) In subsection (2) at the beginning 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. |
| (2B) | Where there is no agreement between the Chief Constable and the Board for the purposes of (2)(b) a report shall be made within a longer period as may be determined by Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary.".'. |
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
71
Page 6, line 19 [Clause 9], 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 on-going police investigations and operations.'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
39
Page 6, line 20 [Clause 9], leave out subsection (3).
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr John Taylor
Mr David Wilshire
72
Page 6, line 27 [Clause 9], 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 on-going police investigations or operations;'.
Mr Secretary Murphy
3
Page 6, line 29 [Clause 9], leave out from 'to' to end of line 30 and insert 'a special purposes committee.'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
40
Page 6, line 38 [Clause 9], leave out 'or (b)' and insert ', (b) or (c)'.
Mr David Trimble
Lady Hermon
41
Page 7, line 2 [Clause 9], at end insert 'or
| (c) | information that would, or would be likely to, prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.'. |
