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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 21st March 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee D

 

Police and Justice Bill


 

[Third and Fourth sittings]


 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  67

 

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

 

‘(a)    

magistrates,’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  14

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  15

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  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.’.


 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 21st March 2006            

174

 

Police and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  17

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  70

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  71

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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’.


 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 21st March 2006            

175

 

Police and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  22

 

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

 

‘(aa)    

magistrates’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  23

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  25

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  26

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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.’.


 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 21st March 2006            

176

 

Police and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  30

 

Schedule  2,  page  64,  leave out line 17.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  31

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  32

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  33

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  34

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  35

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Negatived on division  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.”’


 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 21st March 2006            

177

 

Police and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  36

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  37

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  38

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Withdrawn  75

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  79

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  76

 

Schedule  2,  page  68,  leave out line 6.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  40

 

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  77

 

Schedule  2,  page  68,  leave out line 14.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  41

 

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


 
 

S.C.D.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 21st March 2006            

178

 

Police and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

page 69.’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  81

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  43

 

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

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  44

 

Schedule  2,  page  70,  leave out lines 6 to 16.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Martin Horwood

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  45

 

Schedule  2,  page  70,  leave out lines 39 to 41 and insert—

 

‘(4)    

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

 

Nick Herbert

 

Withdrawn  46

 

Schedule  2,  page  72,  leave out lines 3 to 5 and insert—

 

‘(5)    

An order under this section shall not be made unless a draft of it has been laid

 

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament’.

 

Nick Herbert

 

Not called  82

 

Schedule  2,  page  72,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘Objections to alterations proposed by Secretary of State

 

28         

In section 33 (objections to alterations proposed by Secretary of State), after

 

subsection (3) there is inserted—


 
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