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House of Commons

 
 

Friday 16 October 2009

 

Consideration of Bill

 

Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill, As Amended


 

New Clause

 

Appeals

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Philip Davies

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A person who is ineligible to be employed or hold office in a civil capacity under

 

the Crown by reason of the rules made under section 2 may appeal to a Crown

 

Employment (Nationality) Rules Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) for an exemption

 

from the rules.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State shall make regulations with respect to the composition,

 

conduct and operation of the Tribunal.

 

(3)    

The Secretary of State may not make regulations under this section unless a draft

 

of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each

 

House of Parliament.

 

(4)    

The power to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory

 

instrument.’.

 


 

Angela E. Smith

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

1

 

Page  1  [Clause  2],  leave out lines 13 to 16 and insert ‘in a reserved post.

 

(1A)    

A post is a reserved post if—

 

(a)    

it is a post in any of the security and intelligence services, or

 

(b)    

it is within subsection (1B) or (1C), and a Minister of the Crown has

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determined that it is necessary for requirements as to nationality to be

 

satisfied in relation to the post.

 

(1B)    

The posts within this subsection are—

 

(a)    

posts in Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and posts in the Foreign and

 

Commonwealth Office, and

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(b)    

posts in the Defence Intelligence Staff.


 
 

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Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill, continued

 
 

(1C)    

The posts within this subsection are posts whose functions are concerned with—

 

(a)    

access to intelligence information received directly or indirectly from

 

any of the security and intelligence services,

 

(b)    

access to other information which, if disclosed without authority or

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otherwise misused, might damage the interests of national security,

 

(c)    

access to other information which, if disclosed without authority or

 

otherwise misused, might be prejudicial to the interests of the United

 

Kingdom or the safety of its citizens, or

 

(d)    

border control or decisions about immigration.

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(1D)    

A determination under subsection (1A)(b) may relate to a particular post or posts,

 

or to posts falling within a description specified in the determination.

 

(1E)    

In this section “the security and intelligence services” means—

 

(a)    

the Security Service,

 

(b)    

the Secret Intelligence Service, and

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(c)    

the Government Communications Headquarters.’.

 

As an Amendment to Angela E. Smith’s proposed Amendment (No. 1):—

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Philip Davies

 

(a)

 

Line  3,  after ‘services’, insert ‘, or the Home Office’.

 


 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Philip Davies

 

2

 

Page  2,  line  9  [Clause  2],  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

any brother or sister of a person within paragraphs (b) or (c).’.

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Philip Davies

 

3

 

Page  2,  line  37  [Clause  2],  leave out from ‘section’ to ‘House’ in line 38 and insert

 

‘may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by

 

a resolution of, each’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 16 October 2009                  

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Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Philip Davies

 

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Page  3,  line  3  [Clause  4],  leave out subsection (2).

 


 
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