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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 29 March 2011

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Health and Social Care Bill


 

Note

 

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

 

Committee [8 February and 8 March].

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

545

 

Clause  184,  page  154,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

where there are existing agreements under section 77 for care trusts and

 

other forms of integration between councils and the NHS, these should

 

continue uninterrupted if both the council and the commissioning

 

consortia covering that council’s area, or relevant other NHS body, both

 

wish them to. Any decision to disband them should await the formal

 

establishment of commissioning consortia.’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

472

 

Clause  193,  page  164,  line  20,  after ‘England’, insert ‘and meets the international

 

definition of Social Work as follows—

 

  “The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in

 

human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to

 

enhance wellbeing. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social

 

systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with

 

their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are

 

fundamental to social work.”’.


 
 

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Emily Thornberry

 

473

 

Clause  193,  page  164,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

After subsection 2ZA insert—

 

“(2ZAA)    

Social Work in England is that which through the exercise of its statutory

 

functions and/or the employment of its range of skills works to—

 

(a)    

promote social justice by helping people to achieve change in

 

their lives;

 

(b)    

meet the needs of people and enable their social inclusion and the

 

cohesion of society;

 

(c)    

protect those who may be at risk of abuse or harm from others;

 

(d)    

reduce the risk of people abusing or harming others;

 

(e)    

enhance self respect and respect for others within families,

 

groups and communities; and

 

(f)    

reduce conflict and distress in families, groups and communities.

 

(2ZAB)    

Social Work operates within a wide range of legislative frameworks and

 

with Government guidance and regulations.

 

(2ZAC)    

Social Work puts individuals, families, groups and communities at the

 

forefront of its concern and works with all others to promote their health,

 

socio-economic wellbeing and empowerment.

 

(2ZAD)    

Social Work provides the necessary challenge to governments and

 

institutions through advocacy which is rooted in internationally

 

recognised ethical principles and undertaken alongside individuals,

 

families, groups and communities.”’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

547

 

Clause  198,  page  169,  leave out line 7 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

is to change its name to the Social Work and Health Professions

 

Council.’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

548

 

Clause  198,  page  169,  line  12,  leave out ‘“The Health and Care Professions

 

Council”’ and insert ‘“The Social Work and Health Professions Council”’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

549

 

Clause  198,  page  169,  line  16,  leave out ‘“the Health and Care Professions

 

Council”’ and insert ‘“the Social Work and Health Professions Council”’.

 



 
 

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Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

647

 

Clause  200,  page  171,  line  34,  leave out ‘High Court of Justice in England and

 

Wales’ and insert ‘First Tier Tribunal (Care Standards)’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

648

 

Clause  207,  page  177,  line  40,  leave out ‘High Court of Justice in England and

 

Wales’ and insert ‘First Tier Tribunal (Care Standards)’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

649

 

Clause  208,  page  178,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and representatives of the

 

professions’.

 


 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

655

 

Clause  212,  page  182,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Subsection (2) does not apply to professions regulated under the Medical Act

 

1983.’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

593

 

Clause  212,  page  184,  line  9,  leave out from beginning to ‘imposes’ and insert ‘The

 

reference in subsection (2) to an enactment does not include a reference to an enactment

 

in so far as it’.

 

Emily Thornberry

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

650

 

Clause  212,  page  185,  line  1,  at end insert ‘including representatives of affected

 

workers’.


 
 

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Emily Thornberry

 

546

 

Clause  212,  page  185,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

An assessment under this section must have particular regard to the level of

 

engagement with patients and the level of potential harm posed to patients of each

 

health profession under consideration.

 

(7)    

If, following the impact assessment, the regulatory body identifies that statutory

 

regulation is more proportionate to the level of risk posed to users of health care,

 

users of social care in England and users of social work services in England by a

 

certain group of health or social care professionals, then there will be a duty on

 

the Secretary of State to introduce statutory regulation for such groups.’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

594

 

Schedule  14,  page  318,  line  35,  leave out paragraph 47.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

595

 

Schedule  14,  page  321,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Omit paragraph 26(a) of Schedule 10 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008

 

(which provides for the inclusion of a reference to the Council for Healthcare

 

Regulatory Excellence in the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification)

 

Order 2006, which has itself been revoked).’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

596

 

Schedule  14,  page  322,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (d).

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

597

 

Schedule  14,  page  322,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

598

 

Schedule  14,  page  322,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

      ‘()  

Omit paragraph 26(b) of Schedule 10 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008

 

(which inserts a reference to the OHPA in the National Assembly for Wales

 

(Disqualification) Order 2006, which has itself been revoked).’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

665

 

Clause  217,  page  189,  line  16,  leave out ‘desirability of promoting’ and insert


 
 

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‘Commissioning Board’s duty to promote’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

666

 

Clause  218,  page  189,  line  33,  after ‘(c)’, insert ‘adult and children’s’.

 

Derek Twigg

 

Liz Kendall

 

Emily Thornberry

 

664

 

Clause  218,  page  189,  line  35,  after ‘preparing’, insert ‘or revising’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

667

 

Clause  218,  page  189,  line  35,  after ‘consult’, insert ‘and involve’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

668

 

Clause  218,  page  189,  line  35,  after ‘public’, insert ‘and health and social care

 

professionals as appropriate.’.

 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

669

 

Clause  218,  page  190,  line  11,  leave out ‘such persons as it considers appropriate’

 

and insert ‘all relevant persons’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

599

 

Clause  218,  page  190,  line  33,  after ‘section’, insert ‘7A or’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

600

 

Clause  218,  page  190,  line  35,  leave out from first ‘of’ to ‘Schedule’ in line 36 and

 

insert ‘—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State under section 2A or 2B of, or paragraph 7C, 8 or

 

12 of Schedule 1 to, that Act, or

 

(b)    

a local authority under section 2B or 111 of, or paragraphs 1 to 7B or 13

 

of’.

 



 
 

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Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

670

 

Clause  221,  page  192,  line  18,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

601

 

Clause  221,  page  192,  line  21,  leave out ‘and’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

602

 

Clause  221,  page  192,  line  31,  after ‘any’, insert ‘public’.

 

Mr Simon Burns

 

603

 

Clause  221,  page  192,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘“public body” means a body or other person whose functions—

 

(a)    

are of a public nature, or

 

(b)    

include functions of that nature,

 

but, in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent

 

only of those functions;’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

604

 

Clause  223,  page  193,  line  24,  after ‘provision’, insert ‘, or the facilitation of the

 

provision,’.

 


 

Liz Kendall

 

Derek Twigg

 

Emily Thornberry

 

671

 

Clause  224,  page  193,  line  34,  leave out subsections (2), (3) and (4)’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

605

 

Clause  233,  page  196,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

A statement of standards prepared and published by the Institute before

 

commencement is to be treated on and after commencement as if it were a quality

 

standard—

 

(a)    

prepared and published by NICE in accordance with section 218,

 

(b)    

endorsed under subsection (5) of that section, and


 
 

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(c)    

in respect of which the transitional commissioner is the relevant

 

commissioner for the purposes of that section.

 

(3)    

Subsections (4) to (6) apply to a case where before commencement—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State has referred a matter to the Institute for the purpose

 

of preparing and publishing a statement of standards, but

 

(b)    

the Institute has not published the statement.

 

(4)    

The referral by the Secretary of State to the Institute of the matter is to be treated

 

on and after commencement as if it were a direction given to NICE by the

 

transitional commissioner for the preparation of a quality standard in relation to

 

that matter under section 218(1); and the transitional commissioner is to be

 

treated as the relevant commissioner for the purposes of that section.

 

(5)    

Anything done by the Institute before commencement in relation to the matter is

 

to be treated on and after commencement as having been done by NICE in

 

pursuance of the direction.

 

(6)    

Consultation undertaken by the Institute before commencement in relation to the

 

matter is to be treated on and after commencement as if it were consultation by

 

NICE under section 218(3) in relation to the preparation of the quality standard.

 

(7)    

A procedure established by the Institute before commencement for the

 

preparation of statements of standards is to be treated on and after

 

commencement as if it were a procedure established by NICE in accordance with

 

section 218(7) for the preparation of quality standards.

 

(8)    

For the purposes of this section “the transitional commissioner” is the Secretary

 

of State; but the Secretary of State, after consulting the Board, may direct that in

 

relation to a particular statement of standards or matter the transitional

 

commissioner is—

 

(a)    

the Board, or

 

(b)    

both the Secretary of State and the Board.

 

(9)    

In this section—

 

“commencement” means the commencement of section 218;

 

“the Institute” means the Special Health Authority known as the National

 

Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence;

 

“statement of standards” means a document containing advice to the

 

Secretary of State in relation to the quality of the provision of health care

 

prepared and published by the Institute pursuant to the directions given

 

to the Institute by the Secretary of State on 27 July 2009.’.

 


 

Mr Simon Burns

 

606

 

Schedule  16,  page  331,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2969)

 

            

In Part 1 of the Schedule to the National Assembly for Wales

 

(Disqualification) Order 2010 (bodies of which the members are disqualified),

 

at the appropriate place insert—

 

    

“National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;”.’.

 



 
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