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| Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords]
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| [FIRST and SECOND Sittings]
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| | (1) | during proceedings on the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords], in |
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| | addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 11th July, the Standing |
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| | (a) | 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 11th July, |
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| | (b) | 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July; |
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| | (2) | the Bill be considered in the following order, namely, Clause 1, Schedule 1, |
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| | Clause 2, Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 5, Schedule 3, Clauses 6 to 25, Schedule |
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| | 4, Clauses 26 to 47, Schedules 5 and 6, Clauses 48 to 51, new Clauses, new |
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| | Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill; |
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| | (3) | proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought |
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| | to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 3, after ‘Independent’, insert ‘Monitoring and’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 32, line 15, leave out ‘thinks’ and insert ‘has reason to suspect’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 32, line 33, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | No fewer than half of the members of the IBB shall be relevant persons |
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| | seconded from a local authority. |
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| | (3B) | For the purposes of this paragraph “relevant persons” means persons with |
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| | skills in any aspect of child protection or the protection of vulnerable adults.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 33, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(d) | establishing and maintaining a list of those who have applied to be |
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| | (e) | monitoring the quality of prescribed information supplied to the IBB |
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| | from regulated activity providers and any persons who hold records of |
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| | convictions or cautions for the use of police forces; |
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| | (f) | putting in place and regularly monitoring systems that maximise the |
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| | accuracy of the monitored list and the barred list; |
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| | (g) | establishing and maintaining a secure on-line system for access to |
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| | barred lists for employers.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 33, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(8B) | IBB shall implement a comprehensive and ongoing communications programme |
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| | to ensure that all groups affected by the vetting and barring scheme are informed |
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| | of their rights and responsibilities under the law. |
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| Schedule 1, page 33, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The report shall contain information on the quality of information provided to |
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| | the IBB from regulated activity providers and any person who holds the |
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| | records of convictions or cautions for the use of police forces.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 33, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The report shall be laid before Parliament for debate.’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 28, leave out sub-sub-paragraph (c). |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 29, leave out ‘thinks’ and insert ‘believes’. |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 33, leave out ‘thinks’ and insert ‘has reason to believe |
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| Schedule 1, page 34, line 38, leave out ‘thinks’ and insert ‘has reason to believe |
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| Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6) | IBB must provide a summary of the reasons for a decision to include an |
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| | individual on one of the barred lists to an employer.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 11, leave out from ‘If’ to ‘that’ and insert ‘there is |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 13, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | Referrals made by the Secretary of State under this paragraph will be subject to |
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| | scrutiny by IBB prior to automatic inclusion of an individual on the barred list.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | ‘1A(1) | This paragraph applies to the decision-making process of IBB. |
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| | (2) | IBB must refer to a code of practice, to be issued by regulations, prior to |
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| | including an individual on the barred list. |
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| | (3) | For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), a code of practice is— |
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| | (a) | that which is issued by the Secretary of State by regulation, subject to |
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| | the affirmative resolution procedure, |
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| | (b) | composed after consultation with senior representatives from— |
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| | (ii) | the probation service; |
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| | (iii) | the Child Protection Service; and |
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| | (iv) | the Crown Prosecution Service.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | ‘1A(4) | IBB cannot include a person under the age of 18 in the children’s barred list |
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| | without the right to representations. |
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| | (5) | IBB must make a referral for therapeutic services, as specified in regulations, |
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| | for a person under the age of 18 included on the children’s barred list after |
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| | representations have been heard.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 18, leave out from ‘If’ to ‘that’ and insert ‘there is |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 21, leave out sub-paragraph (a). |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | inform all relevant organisations that the person is under consideration |
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| | for inclusion in the children’s barred list as a result of the referral.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 24, leave out ‘it appears to IBB’ and insert ‘IBB has |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 28, leave out ‘it appears to IBB’ and insert ‘IBB has |
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| Schedule 2, page 35, line 33, leave out from ‘If’ to ‘that’ and insert ‘IBB has |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 13, leave out ‘child’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 27, at end add— |
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| | “harm” means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development |
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| | including, for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill- |
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| | “development” means physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural |
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| | “health” means physical or mental health; and
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| | “ill-treatment” includes sexual abuse and forms of ill-treatment which are not |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 27, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5) | Any guidance issued under this paragraph must prior to implementation be |
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| | approved by Parliament through regulations subject to the affirmative |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 30, leave out ‘it appears to IBB’ and insert ‘IBB has |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 34, leave out ‘it appears to IBB’ and insert ‘IBB has |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 36, after ‘if’, insert ‘there are reasonable grounds to |
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| Schedule 2, page 36, line 41, at end add— |
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| | “harm” means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development |
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| | including, for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill- |
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| | “development” means physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural |
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| | “health” means physical or mental health; and
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| | “ill-treatment” includes sexual abuse and forms of ill-treatment which are not |
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| Schedule 2, page 37, line 6, leave out from ‘if’ to ‘that’ and insert ‘there is |
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| Schedule 2, page 37, line 8, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | Referrals made by the Secretary of State under this paragraph will be subject to |
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| | scrutiny by IBB prior to automatic inclusion of an individual on the barred list.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 37, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘6A(1) | This paragraph applies to the decision-making process of the IBB. |
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| | (2) | IBB must refer to a code of practice, to be issued by regulations, prior to |
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| | including an individual on the barred list. |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a code of practice is— |
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| | (a) | that which is issued by the Secretary of State by regulation, subject to |
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| | the affirmative resolution procedure, |
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| | (b) | composed after consultation with senior representatives from— |
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| | (ii) | the probation service; |
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| | (iii) | the Child Protection Service; and |
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| | (iv) | the Crown Prosecution Service.’. |
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| Schedule 2, page 37, line 9, at end insert— |
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| | ‘6A(1) | IBB cannot include a person under the age of 18 in the adults’ barred list |
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| | without the right to representations. |
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| | (2) | IBB must make a referral for therapeutic services, as specified in regulations, |
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| | for a person under the age of 18 included on the adults’ barred list after |
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| | representations have been heard.’. |
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