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House of Commons

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

[fifth and sixth Sittings]

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Withdrawn  102

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may put in place arrangements for pilot schemes to trial

directly elected policing and crime commissioners in a minimum of two police

areas and a maxium of four police areas under Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996.

(2)
These pilot schemes must be independently assessed as to their success in

strengthening policing governance and reducing governance costs after 12

months and the findings of such independent assessment must be laid before

Parliament for scrutiny.

(3)
Parliament must then make recommendations to the Secretary of State as to

whether directly elected policing and crime commissioners should be put in place

in every police area in England and Wales.

(4)
The Secretary of State must have regard to Parliament’s recommendations.

(5)
In those areas selected to pilot schemes for directly elected policing and crime

commissioners, the following arrangements shall be put in place.’.

Vernon Coaker

Withdrawn  82

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioner’s

office’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  103

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  leave out from ‘each’ to end of line 8 and insert ‘police

area selected for pilot schemes in accordance with subsection (1).’.

Vernon Coaker

Not called  83

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioner’s

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office’.

Vernon Coaker

Not called  84

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioner’s

office’.

Vernon Coaker

Not called  85

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘commissioner’s

office’.

Vernon Coaker

Not called  86

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
A police and crime commissioner’s office is to consist of—

(a)
a police and crime commissioner; and

(b)
a police and crime panel.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Negatived on division  107

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

‘(5)
A police and crime commissioner will sit as chair of the police and crime panel.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  108

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  6,  leave out subsections (6) to (9).

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Withdrawn  109

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(7)
The police and crime commissioner for a police area must arrange public

meetings on a quarterly basis in each and all of the police neighbourhoods in that

police area.

(8)
The police and crime commissioner must also make arrangements to meet

regularly with victims of crime and with representatives of victims of crime.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Withdrawn  110

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  14,  leave out ‘in particular’.

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

Dr Julian Huppert

Mike Crockart

Withdrawn  50

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(h)
the system by which complaints and conduct issues are dealt with within

the relevant police force.’.

Vernon Coaker

Withdrawn  88

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(h)
the exercise of duties imposed on the chief constable by the Human

Rights Act 1998,

(i)
the exercise of duties imposed on the chief constable by the Children Act

2004.

(8A)
The police and crime commissioner has a duty to promote diversity and is subject

to the duties placed on public bodies under the Race Relations Act 1976, the Race

Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the

Equality Act 2006 and the Equality Act 2010.

(8B)
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary may inspect the effectiveness of the

police and crime commissioner in carrying out the functions conferred by this

Act.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not selected  106

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(h)
the exercise of duties imposed on the chief constable by the Human

Rights Act 1998.

(i)
the exercise of duties imposed on the chief constable by the Children Act

2004.

(8A)
The police and crime commissioner has a duty to promote diversity and is subject

to the duties placed on public bodies under the Race Relations Act 1976, the Race

Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the

Equality Act 2006 and the Equality Act 2010.

(8B)
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary may inspect the effectiveness of the

police and crime commissioner in carrying out the functions conferred by this

Act.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Negatived on division  111

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(8A)
In discharging functions under this Act the police and crime commissioner must

not ask, require or encourage the chief constable to act in a manner which could—

(a)
put the chief constable in breach of his attestation under oath in

accordance with Schedule 4 of the Police Act 1996; or

(b)
conflict with the chief constable’s exercise of direction and control under

section 2(3).

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(8B)
If the chief constable reasonably believes that the police and crime commissioner

has asked, required or encouraged him to act in a manner that is prohibited under

paragraph (8A), he may notify the relevant police and crime panel.

(8C)
For the avoidance of doubt, any purported direction by a police and crime

commissioner under section 8A has no legal effect.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  104

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  32,  leave out subsection (9).

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  105

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  34,  at end add ‘in those areas selected to pilot schemes for

directly elected policing and crime commissioners in accordance with subsection (1).’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  520

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  5,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioners’ and insert

‘police and crime panels’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  521

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  11,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioners’ and

insert ‘police and crime panels’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  522

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  12,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioner’ and

insert ‘police and crime panel’.

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, continued

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  523

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  14,  leave out ‘commissioner’s’ and insert ‘panel’s’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  524

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  19,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioner’ and

insert ‘police and crime panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  525

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  27,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioner’ and

insert ‘police and crime panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  526

Schedule  1,  page  103,  line  32,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioner’ and

insert ‘police and crime panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  527

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  1,  leave out ‘commissioner’s’ and insert ‘panel’s’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  528

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  2,  leave out ‘commissioner’s’ and insert ‘panel’s’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  529

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  4,  leave out ‘commissioner’s’ and insert ‘panel’s’.

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Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  530

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  5,  leave out ‘commissioner’s’ and insert ‘panel’s’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  547

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  6,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2A)

(a)
a police and crime commissioner must agree all staffing arrangements

with the police and crime panel; and

(b)
both the police and crime commissioner and the police and crime panel

shall have a duty to ensure a balance of staffing resources between the

commissioner and panel such that the panel is sufficiently resourced to

effectively hold the police and crime commissioner to account as under

Chapter 4.’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  531

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  6,  leave out ‘police and crime commissioner’ and insert

‘police and crime panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  532

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  7,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Not called  533

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  8,  leave out ‘commissioner’ and insert ‘panel’.

Vernon Coaker

Diana Johnson

Clive Efford

Mark Tami

Withdrawn  112

Schedule  1,  page  104,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The Police and Crime Commissioner in deciding which other staff to appoint

should publish a staffing plan:

(i)
the total staffing requirement of the local policing body,

including all support teams for Police and Crime Commissioner

and the Police and Crime Panel;

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(ii)
evidence setting out the needs that this staffing structure is

intended to meet;

(iii)
a comprehensive staffing budget including detailed job

descriptions for all roles at a salary of more than £30,000 per

annum or pro rata;

(iv)
in setting out the staffing plan the Police and Crime

Commissioner must have regard for the likely workload of the

relevant local policing body and the diversity of the communities

served by that body.

(2B)
The staffing plan must be published alongside the Policing and Crime Plan as

under section (5) and the views of the community must be obtained as under

section (14).’.

[Adjourned until Thursday 27 January at 9.00 am



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