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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 21st March 2006

STANDING COMMITTEE D


POLICE AND JUSTICE BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee
[16th March].

   

Nick Herbert

67

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     16,     at end insert—

      '(a) magistrates,'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

14

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     17,     after 'council' insert '(aa) magistrates'.

   

Nick Herbert

68

Schedule     2,     page     59,     leave out lines 17 and 18 and insert 'persons who are directly elected by members of the public'.

   

Nick Herbert

69

Schedule     2,     page     59,     leave out lines 17 and 18 and insert—

      '(a) a person who is directly elected by members of the public, and

      (b) other appointed persons who shall serve in an advisory capacity.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

15

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     22,     after '(a)' insert 'paragraph (aa)'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

16

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The number of members of a police authority specified in subsection (3)(a) should be an odd number, equal to or greater than seventeen, specified by regulations.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

17

Schedule     2,     page     59,     leave out lines 26 to 40.

   

Nick Herbert

70

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     27,     leave out 'appointed' and insert 'directly elected'.

   

Nick Herbert

71

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     39,     leave out sub-paragraph (g).

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

18

Schedule     2,     page     59,     line     41,     leave out from beginning of line 41 to end of line 13 on page 60.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

19

Schedule     2,     page     60,     line     14,     leave out from first 'The' to end of line 17 and insert, 'police authority must appoint a chairman and a vice-chairman from amongst its members, and set out—'.

   

Nick Herbert

72

Schedule     2,     page     60,     line     14,     leave out 'Secretary of State may by regulations' and insert 'Association of Police Authorities may publish guidance'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

20

Schedule     2,     page     60,     line     35,     leave out from first 'The' to second 'the' and insert 'police authority may decide'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood
Nick Herbert

21

Schedule     2,     page     61,     leave out lines 13 to 15 and insert—

    '(13)   Regulations under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament'.

   

Nick Herbert

73

Schedule     2,     page     61,     leave out lines 13 to 15 and insert—

    '(13) No regulations shall be made under this section unless a draft of them has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

22

Schedule     2,     page     61,     line     25,     after '(3)', insert ',

      '(aa) magistrates'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

23

Schedule     2,     page     61,     line     35,     after '(a)' insert ', paragraph (aa)'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

24

Schedule     2,     page     61,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   The number of members of a police authority specified in subsection (4)(a) should be an odd number, equal to or greater than twenty-three, specified by regulations.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

25

Schedule     2,     page     61,     leave out from beginning of line 39 to end of line 8 on page 62.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

26

Schedule     2,     page     62,     leave out lines 9 to 28.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

27

Schedule     2,     page     62,     line     29,     leave out from first 'The' to end of line 32 and insert 'Metropolitan Police Authority must appoint a chairman and a vice-chairman from amongst its members, and set out—'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

28

Schedule     2,     page     63,     line     1,     leave out first 'the' to second 'the' and insert 'police authority may decide'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood
Nick Herbert

29

Schedule     2,     page     63,     leave out lines 14 to 16 and insert—

    '(11)   Regulations under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

30

Schedule     2,     page     64,     leave out line 17.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood
Nick Herbert

31

Schedule     2,     page     64,     line     36,     leave out paragraph 11.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

32

Schedule     2,     page     65,     line     36,     leave out paragraph 12.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

33

Schedule     2,     page     65,     line     41,     leave out paragraph 13.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

34

Schedule     2,     page     66,     line     3,     leave out paragraph 14.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

35

Schedule     2,     page     66,     line     11,     leave out paragraph 15.

   

Nick Herbert

133

Schedule     2,     page     67,     line     5,     at end insert—

      'Requirement to conduct cost benefit analysis of alterations

    28  In section 32 (power to alter police areas by order), after subsection (3) there is inserted—

        "(3A) Before exercising his power under this section the Secretary of State shall commission from an independent body a cost benefit analysis, including the financial costs and benefits of the proposed alterations.

        (3B) The Secretary of State shall publish the cost benefit analysis commissioned under subsection (3A).

        (3C) The Secretary of State shall not exercise his power under this section unless the cost benefit analysis conducted under subsection (3A) above concludes that the benefits of the proposed alteration significantly outweigh the costs.

        (3D) In this section "independent body" means a body which is wholly separate from central Government, police forces or police authorities."'

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

36

Schedule     2,     page     67,     line     7,     leave out paragraph 21.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

37

Schedule     2,     page     67,     line     9,     leave out paragraph 22.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

38

Schedule     2,     page     67,     line     25,     leave out paragraph 23.

   

Nick Herbert

75

Schedule     2,     page     67,     line     36,     leave out paragraphs 24 to 26.

   

Nick Herbert

78

Schedule     2,     page     68,     line     5,     leave out 'he may' and insert 'and the failure is serious and permanent, he may exceptionally'.

   

Nick Herbert

79

Schedule     2,     page     68,     line     5,     after 'may', insert 'as a last resort'.

   

Nick Herbert

76

Schedule     2,     page     68,     leave out line 6.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood
Nick Herbert

39

Schedule     2,     page     68,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Such a direction must be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

40

Schedule     2,     page     68,     leave out lines 10 to 18.

   

Nick Herbert

77

Schedule     2,     page     68,     leave out line 14.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

41

Schedule     2,     page     68,     line     42,     leave out from beginning of line 42 to end of line 5 on page 69.'.

   

Nick Herbert

80

Schedule     2,     page     69,     line     25,     leave out 'he may' and insert 'and the failure is serious and permanent, he may exceptionally'.

   

Nick Herbert

81

Schedule     2,     page     69,     line     25,     after 'may', insert 'as a last resort'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood
Nick Herbert

42

Schedule     2,     page     69,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Such a direction must be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.'.

   

Lynne Featherstone
Martin Horwood

43

Schedule     2,     page     69,     leave out lines 28 to 32.

 
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