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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 10 February 2011

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Localism Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [25 January].

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

88

 

Clause  66,  page  48,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the relevant authority reasonably believes that, if the authority accepts the

 

expression of interest, the relevant body intends to submit a bid to

 

provide the service in the procurement exercise to be carried out by the

 

relevant authority under section 68(2), and

 

(d)    

the expression of interest provides evidence that a majority of the users

 

of the relevant service, or those otherwise affected by the expression of

 

interest, support the expression of interest.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

89

 

Clause  66,  page  48,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (d).

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

114

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  1,  after ‘means’, insert ‘a body, the activities of which are

 

not carried on for profit, and which is’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

90

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

90

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  7,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘who have secured, by ballot, the

 

support of a majority of those employees of the relevant authority whose principal work,

 

in their capacity as employees of the relevant authority, is in the provision of the relevant

 

service’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

115

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  7,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘who have formed an

 

organisation for charitable purposes or a community interest company or industrial and

 

provident society’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

91

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (e).

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

113

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  13,  after ‘voluntary’, insert ‘or community’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

92

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(8A)    

For the purposes of subsection (5) the meaning of “body” is restricted to a body

 

whose principal activities are carried out in the area of the relevant authority.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

93

 

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  18,  leave out subsection (9).

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

94

 

Clause  67,  page  49,  line  35,  leave out subsection (5).

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

91

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

95

 

Clause  68,  page  50,  line  1,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

If the relevant authority accepts the expression of interest it must—

 

(a)    

where the expression of interest relates to provision on behalf of the

 

authority of the relevant service, carry out a procurement exercise for that

 

provision;

 

(b)    

where the expression of interest relates only to assisting in the provision

 

of the relevant service, set out how it proposes to involve the relevant

 

body in that provision.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

96

 

Clause  68,  page  50,  line  7,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

97

 

Clause  68,  page  50,  line  12,  leave out subsections (5) and (6) and insert—

 

‘(5)    

A relevant authority must, in considering an expression of interest, consider—

 

(a)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would promote or

 

improve the social, economic or environmental well-being of the

 

authority’s area,

 

(b)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would promote or

 

improve equality for people who work, study or live in the authority’s

 

area,

 

(c)    

whether acceptance of the expression of interest would disadvantage

 

vulnerable groups in society, and

 

(d)    

the effect of acceptance of the expression of interest on the continuity of

 

the relevant service.

 

(6)    

A relevant authority must, in carrying out the exercise referred to in subsection

 

(2), consider—

 

(a)    

how it might promote or improve the social, economic or environmental

 

well-being of the authority’s area by means of that exercise,

 

(b)    

how it might promote or improve equality for people who work, study or

 

live in the authority’s area by means of that exercise,

 

(c)    

the interests of vulnerable groups in society, and

 

(d)    

the continuity of the relevant service.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

118

 

Clause  68,  page  50,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

If a contract for service provision is awarded to a relevant body which includes

 

employees of the relevant authority, the former employees of the relevant

 

authority holding paid employment with the relevant body are not subject to the

 

provisions of section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

92

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

98

 

Clause  68,  page  50,  line  21,  leave out subsection (8).

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

99

 

Clause  69,  page  50,  line  30,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

100

 

Clause  69,  page  50,  line  34,  leave out from ‘decision’ to end of line 35.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

101

 

Clause  69,  page  50,  line  39,  after ‘website’, insert ‘and in print, both to be in

 

formats easily understandable and useable by communities.’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

102

 

Page  51,  line  3,  leave out Clause 70.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

105

 

Clause  71,  page  51,  line  17,  leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

Where land is included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value the

 

entry for that land is to be removed from the list after a period to be specified by

 

the appropriate authority, by regulations, of not less than five years.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

93

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

104

 

Clause  71,  page  52,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

A list of assets of community value shall not include land or assets that are

 

Operational Land.

 

(8)    

In this section “Operational Land” means—

 

(a)    

in relation to statutory undertakers—

 

(i)    

land which is used for the purpose of carrying on their

 

undertaking, and

 

(ii)    

land in which an interest is held for that purpose;

 

(b)    

in relation to public bodies that are not statutory undertakers, land which

 

is used for the purpose of carrying on their functions and duties.’.

 


 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Mr David Ward

 

122

 

Clause  72,  page  52,  line  7,  at end insert ‘, except that land of community value may

 

only be land owned by a relevant public authority.’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

106

 

Clause  73,  page  53,  line  10,  leave out sub-paragraph (iii) and insert—

 

‘(iii)    

by other persons resident, or community organisations based,

 

within the local authority’s area unless otherwise prescribed by

 

the appropriate authority.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

107

 

Clause  73,  page  53,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) “community organisation” means a body—

 

(a)    

that carries on activities primarily for the benefit of the community,

 

(b)    

whose activities are not carried on for profit, and

 

(c)    

whose activities are based primarily within the local authority’s area.

 

(2B)    

The fact that an organisation’s activities generate a financial surplus does not

 

prevent it from being a community organisation for the purposes of subsection

 

(2)(b) so long as that surplus is used for the purposes of those activities or

 

invested in the community.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

94

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

108

 

Clause  73,  page  53,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (b).

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

129

 

Clause  74,  page  53,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

The authority must publish in print and online, in a format easily understandable

 

and useable by communities, information on community nominations and a guide

 

for communities on the related process.’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

109

 

Clause  76,  page  54,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and this review must take no longer than

 

12 weeks’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

110

 

Clause  76,  page  55,  line  10,  leave out ‘appeals’ and insert ‘an independent appeals

 

process’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

130

 

Clause  78,  page  55,  line  42,  after ‘publish’, insert ‘in print and online in a format

 

rendered easily understandable and useable by communities’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

116

 

Clause  79,  page  56,  line  22,  leave out ‘C’ and insert ‘D’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 10 February 2011                  

95

 

Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

117

 

Clause  79,  page  56,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Condition D is that, where the owner is a public body or third sector organisation,

 

any relevant community interest group has been provided with the option of first

 

refusal to purchase the asset, with regulations for this purpose specified by the

 

appropriate authority.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

131

 

Clause  79,  page  56,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

The authority must publish in print and online, in a format easily understandable

 

and useable by communities, information on the moratorium on disposing of

 

listed land and a guide for communities on the related process.’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

111

 

Clause  79,  page  57,  line  5,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘following consultation with

 

appropriate bodies for a period of not less than 12 weeks,’.

 


 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Mr David Ward

 

120

 

Clause  82,  page  58,  line  2,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Mr David Ward

 

121

 

Clause  82,  page  58,  line  4,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

112

 

Clause  82,  page  58,  line  18,  leave out first ‘the’ and insert ‘an independent’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

133

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  92,  page  63,  line  33,  at end insert—


 
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