S.C.G.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 24th February 2004
STANDING COMMITTEE G
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [10th February].
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
35
Clause 14, page 7, line 34, after 'may', insert 'by order'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
36
Clause 14, page 7, line 35, leave out 'direction' and insert 'order'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
75
Page 7, line 25, leave out Clause 14.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
37
Clause 15, page 8, line 5, leave out ', 8 or 9'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
38
Clause 15, page 8, line 6, leave out subsection (2).
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
39
Clause 15, page 8, line 7, at end insert—
'(2A) A fire and rescue authority may enter into arrangements with any person for securing provision of assistance for the discharge by the authority of a function conferred on it under sections 6, 8, 9 or 11'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
40
Clause 17, page 8, line 24, after 'may', insert 'by order'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
41
Clause 17, page 8, line 26, leave out 'direction' and insert 'order'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
42
Clause 17, page 8, line 29, leave out 'give a direction' and insert 'make an order'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
43
Clause 17, page 8, line 29, leave out from '(1)' to 'one' in line 30 and insert 'only if requested to do so by'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
44
Clause 17, page 8, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
158
Clause 17, page 8, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'will'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
45
Clause 17, page 8, line 35, leave out 'give a direction' and insert 'make an order'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
159
Clause 17, page 8, line 38, leave out 'if'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
160
Clause 17, page 8, line 38, leave out 'is' and insert 'has been'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
161
Clause 17, page 8, line 40, after 'securing' insert 'public safety'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
69
Page 8, line 23, leave out Clause 17.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
70
Clause 19, page 9, line 7, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
'(1) Subject to the following provisions a fire and rescue authority may charge a person for providing a service to them if:
| (a) | the authority is authorised, but not required, by an enactment, to provide the service to them, and |
| (b) | they have agreed to the provision.'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
46
Clause 19, page 9, line 12, at end insert—
| '(c) | the discharge of the functions conferred on the authority under section 8(1);'. |
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
47
Clause 19, page 9, line 12, at end insert—
'(d) the discharge of any functions conferred on the authority under section 9 (other than charging to another fire and rescue authority in respect of functions discharged in that authority's area by virtue of section 9(2))'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
48
Clause 19, page 9, line 12, at end insert—
'(e) the provision of emergency medical assistance in circumstances where such assistance would be provided without charge by an NHS Ambulance Trust'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
49
Clause 19, page 9, line 12, at end insert—
'(f) the provision of anything which it is the authority's duty to provide under section 6(2)'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
50
Clause 19, page 9, line 13, leave out subsection (3).
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
71
Clause 19, page 9, leave out lines 16 to 18 and insert—
'If a fire and rescue authority decide to charge for taking an action of particular description—'.
Mr Phillip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
162
Clause 19, page 9, line 20, leave out from 'authority' to end of line 21 and insert 'must publish a list which specifies the amounts the authority will charge in specific circumstances and in which circumstances they will charge nothing.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
51
Clause 19, page 9, line 20, leave out 'charge' and insert 'specify'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
52
Clause 19, page 9, line 20, after 'amounts', insert 'as payable'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
53
Clause 19, page 9, line 22, after 'charge', insert '(other than a charge for fire safety consultancy services provided by agreement to owners or occupiers of commercial premises, being services of a type also available from non-fire and rescue authority providers and not being services which the authority has a duty to provide under section 6(2))'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
55
Clause 19, page 9, line 24, after first 'the', insert 'marginal'.
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
156
Clause 19, page 9, leave out lines 26 and 27.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
54
Clause 19, page 9, line 27, after 'considers', insert 'likely to be affected by such a charge and may consult any other persons he considers'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
81
Clause 21, page 10, line 7, leave out sub-section (2)(a).
Richard Younger-Ross
Dr John Pugh
157
Clause 21, page 10, line 8, after 'functions', insert 'but the Secretary of State shall allow fire and rescue authorities discretion in local decision making.'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
82
Clause 21, page 10, line 16, leave out from 'manner' to 'best'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
83
Clause 21, page 10, line 18, after '(a)', insert 'first'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
84
Clause 21, page 10, line 18, at end insert 'and'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
85
Clause 21, page 10, line 19, after '(b)', insert 'secondly and to the extent that it does not prejudice (a).'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
86
Clause 21, page 10, line 21, after '(c)', insert 'thirdly and to the extent that it does not prejudice (a) or (b).'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
87
Clause 21, page 10, line 23, leave out from 'Framework' to 'the' in line 24.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
88
Clause 21, page 10, line 25, leave out from 'persons' to 'them' in line 26 and insert 'confirmed by them as representing'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
89
Clause 21, page 10, line 27, leave out from 'persons' to 'employees' and insert 'recognised as representing any group of'.
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Hugo Swire
90
Clause 21, page 10, line 32, leave out from 'Framework' to end of line.
