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| | Page 2, line 44 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | The Secretary of State shall discharge his function under subsection (1) in relation |
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| | | section 3 solely with probation trusts established under section 4.’. |
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| | Page 20, line 14 [Clause 28], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | section (Power to repeal section (Restriction on certain arrangements |
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| | | Welsh Language Act 1993 compliance |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall publish an annual statement in respect of the extent |
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| | | of his compliance with the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38) in |
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| | | carrying out his duties under this Act.’. |
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| | | Qualification etc of probation staff |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Home Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the qualifications and |
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| | | standards of staff to be employed by a provider of probation services.’. |
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| | | Code of practice on contractual arrangements |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall issue a code relating to general principles governing |
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| | | the contractual arrangements governing the provision of probation services. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State may from time to time make alterations to the code.’. |
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| | | Assessments for mentally disordered prisoners |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘After section 16B of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) there is inserted— |
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| | | “16C | Right to assessment for mentally disordered prisoners |
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| | | (a) | it appears to a health authority that any prisoner with a mental |
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| | | disorder for whom they may provide or arrange for the provision |
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| | | of mental health services may be in need of any such services, or |
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| | | (b) | a health authority receives a request for an assessment under |
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| | | subsection (1) in writing from |
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| | | (i) | the person with a mental disorder, |
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| | | (ii) | the person who is or who would be the nearest relative |
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| | | under the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20), or |
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| | | (iii) | a prison inspector, |
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| | | | the health authority shall carry out an assessment of his needs for those |
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| | | services; and having regard to the results of that assessment, shall then |
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| | | decide whether his needs call for the provision by them of any such |
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| | | (2) | The health authority shall give notice, before the expiry of the period of |
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| | | 14 days beginning with the day on which the request is received, to the |
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| | | person who made the request of whether it intends to undertake the |
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| | | assessment; and if the intention is not to undertake the assessment, of the |
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| | | reason why that is the case.”.’. |
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| | | Provision of speech therapy, etc. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | It shall be the duty of each provider of probation services to ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | every prisoner and young offender is assessed for speech, language and |
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| | | communication impairments by a qualified therapist, |
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| | | (b) | contractual arrangements are made to provide any therapy required |
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| | | consequent on this assessment. |
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| | | (2) | For the purposes of this section a “qualified therapist” shall be a therapist of not |
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| | | fewer than five years’ standing, qualified in accordance with regulations |
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| | | prescribed by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 44 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | The Secretary of State must have regard to the aims mentioned in subsection (2B) |
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| | | in the exercise of his functions under subsections (1) and (2) (so far as they may |
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| | | be exercised for any of the probation purposes). |
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| | | (a) | the protection of the public; |
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| | | (b) | the reduction of re-offending; |
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| | | (c) | the proper punishment of offenders; |
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| | | (d) | ensuring offenders’ awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of |
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| | | crimes and the public; and |
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| | | (e) | the rehabilitation of offenders.’. |
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| | Page 3, line 41 [Clause 3], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | In carrying out their functions under this Part providers of probation services in, |
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| | | or relating to, Wales must publish a statement in respect of their compliance with |
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| | | the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38).’. |
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| | Page 5, line 18 [Clause 6], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, make provision as to the necessary |
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| | | training and skills for an officer of any provider of probation services.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 25 [Clause 9], leave out subsection (7) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | A worker in contracted-out probation services shall be subject to qualification and |
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| | | regulation requirements that the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.’. |
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| | Page 6, line 39 [Clause 10], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(aa) | a relevant local authority;’. |
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| | Page 7, line 2 [Clause 10], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(h) | representatives of local authorities.’. |
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| | Page 7, line 36 [Clause 10], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7A) | In this section “relevant local authority” means a county council in England, a |
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| | | Welsh county council or county borough council, a district council, a London |
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| | | borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of |
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| | Page 10, line 28 [Clause 13], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | A worker at a contracted-out prison shall be subject to qualification requirements |
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| | | that the Secretary of State shall by regulation define.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 29, leave out Clause 14. |
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| | Page 18, line 31 [Clause 25], leave out subsection (5). |
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| | Page 21, line 23 [Clause 32], leave out ‘and Wales only’. |
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| | Page 23, line 22 [Schedule 1], leave out sub-paragraphs (2) and (3). |
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| | Page 25, line 2 [Schedule 1], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘() | A probation trust must comply with the duties set out in sections 10 and 11 of |
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| | | the Children Act 2004 (c. 81)’. |
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| | Page 25, line 32 [Schedule 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘1A | In the event of a probation trust continuing to provide, or arrange for the |
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| | | provision of probation services previously provided by, or arranged to be |
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| | | provided by, a local probation board any property vested in the probation board |
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| | | for the purposes of those services shall be transferred to such probation trust.’. |
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| | Page 32, line 9 [Schedule 3], after ‘2000)’, insert ‘in which’. |
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| | Page 35, line 34, column 2 [Schedule 5], after ‘paragraph 4,’, insert ‘the word |
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| | “and” at the end of the definition of “escort arrangements” and’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time on division, and passed. |
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