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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 13th July 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee B

 

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords]


 

[THIRD and FOURTH Sittings]


 

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Withdrawn  105

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  23,  after ‘services’, insert ‘or through provison of direct

 

payment or individual budgets.’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  144

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  35,  after ‘(m)’ insert ‘, (ma)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not selected  135

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  5,  after ‘he’, insert ‘with the intention of misleading the IBB

 

or a regulated activity provider.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Withdrawn  136

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  14,  leave out subsection (3).


 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not selected  61

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  16,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

A person shall be deemed guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if he has been

 

charged with or convicted of an offence in a country other than the UK which, if

 

committed in the UK, would have led to him being barred or considered for

 

barring.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  145

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  24,  after ‘1(4)’ insert ‘or (5A)’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Withdrawn  1

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

a Further Education Institution (within the meaning of section 140(3) of

 

the Education Act 2002 (c. 32)).’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  137

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

a residential health institution which is exclusively or partly for the

 

provision of health care or rehabilitation to children.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Not called  114

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

a military training or educational establishment with recruits and trainees

 

under 18.’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  146

 

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) or (2) if he has not

 

attained the age of 16.’.


 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not selected  128

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘9A(1)  

Based on an assessment made in reference to guidance issued by the Secretary

 

of State the employer will clearly set out what constitutes occasional activity

 

for which monitoring is not necessary in relation to that specific setting.

 

      (2)  

(9A)(1) also applies to 10(4)(b) and 11(5)(b).’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 9 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  147

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) or (2) if B has not

 

attained the age of 16.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Not called  113

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  20,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if—

 

(a)    

the activity is a regulated activity by virtue of paragraph 1(1) or 5(1) of

 

Schedule 3, and

 

(b)    

B is entitled to engage in a regulated activity mentioned in that paragraph

 

only on an occasional basis.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Not called  106

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  3,  after ‘check’, insert ‘, or

 

(b)    

he makes arrangements through direct payments or individual budgets

 

for another person (P) to permit an individual (B) to engage in a regulated

 

activity and does not—

 

(i)    

notify the individual (P) of the existence of the barred lists, and

 

(ii)    

offer to undertake an appropriate check on behalf of (P).’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  148

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  9,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘( )    

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if B has not attained

 

the age of 16.’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  149

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  leave out lines 15 to 18 and insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Subsection (6) applies if—

 

(a)    

B engages in an activity which is a regulated activity, and

 

(b)    

he does so with the permission of two (or more) regulated activity

 

providers.

 

(6)    

A regulated activity provider does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if,

 

before the permission takes effect, he obtains written confirmation from the other

 

regulated activity provider (or one of them) (C)—’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  150

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

C commits an offence if—

 

(a)    

he provides the written confirmation mentioned in subsection (6), and

 

(b)    

the condition in subsection (8B) or (8C) is satisfied in relation to him.

 

(8B)    

The condition is that C has not made an appropriate check.

 

(8C)    

The condition is that—

 

(a)    

C has made an appropriate check, and

 

(b)    

before he gives the written confirmation he has reason to believe that B

 

has become barred or is no longer subject to monitoring.’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  151

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  30,  leave out ‘and (6)(a)’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  152

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  37,  leave out ‘(a)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 12 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  153

 

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  39,  leave out ‘(a)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Agreed to  58

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  59

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  16,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  60

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  19,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  138

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  25,  leave out ‘the control or management of’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  155

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

Paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g) of subsection (1) cease to have effect on the

 

relevant day.

 

(3B)    

The relevant day is—

 

(a)    

the last day of the period of three years starting on the day any provision

 

of this section is brought into force, or

 

(b)    

such later day as the Secretary of State specifies by order.

 

(3C)    

A date specified under subsection (3B)(b) must be not more than three years

 

after—

 

(a)    

the relevant day as mentioned in subsection (3B)(a), or

 

(b)    

the last day specified in respect of the paragraph concerned under

 

subsection (3B)(b).’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  156

 

Clause  14,  page  9,  line  43,  leave out from ‘amend’ to end of line 45 and insert ‘or

 

omit any paragraph of subsection (1)’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Withdrawn  139

 

Clause  15,  page  10,  line  10,  after ‘body’ insert ‘, a provider of services contracted

 

by an NHS body, or single-handed provider,’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  140

 

Clause  15,  page  10,  line  10,  after second ‘employment’, insert ‘, paid or unpaid,’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  141

 

Clause  15,  page  10,  line  19,  at end add—

 

‘(h)    

Mental Health or Social Care Trust.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Not called  107

 

Clause  16,  page  10,  line  34,  after ‘body’, insert—

 

‘(4)    

If an offence under sections 9, 10 or 11 is committed by an individual acting on

 

behalf of a body administering the provision of direct payments or individual

 

budgets and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of,

 

or to be attributable to, neglect on the part of a designated responsible officer of

 

the body, he (as well as the body) commits an offence.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 17 Agreed to.

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

Sarah Teather

 

Not moved  2

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  157

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  30,  leave out ‘medical’ and insert ‘health’.


 
 

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  158

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

The Secretary of State may, by order, amend subsections (2) to (7) (including by

 

adding new subsections or omitting or varying any of the subsections or anything

 

contained in them).’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Withdrawn  142

 

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  10,  after ‘health’ insert ‘or personal’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Tim Loughton

 

Anne Main

 

Mr Rob Wilson

 

Not called  143

 

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

an independent health provider;’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  159

 

Clause  19,  page  12,  leave out lines 34 to 36 and insert—

 

 

‘(a)    

primary medical services or primary dental services provided

 

under the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the NHS Act”) or

 

the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (“the NHS

 

(Wales) Act”);

 

(b)    

general ophthalmic services provided under Part 6 of the NHS

 

(Wales) Act;’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  160

 

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  38,  leave out ‘that Act’ and insert ‘the National Health

 

Service Act 1977’.

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Agreed to  161

 

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  40,  leave out from ‘section’ to end of line 42 and insert

 

‘126 or 127 of the NHS Act or section 80 or 81 of the NHS (Wales) Act, or local

 

pharmaceutical services provided under section 134 of, or Schedule 12 to, the NHS Act

 

or under section 92 of, or Schedule 7 to, the NHS (Wales) Act;’.


 
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