Police Reform Bill [HL]
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 1, line 6, at beginning insert "After consultation with relevant persons," |
| Page 1, line 6, after "State," insert "not less than six months" |
| Page 1, line 6, leave out "beginning of" and insert "end of the October preceding" |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 1, line 16, leave out "intending or" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 2, line 14, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Before preparing the National Policing Plan for each year, the Secretary of State shall consult— |
| (a) | persons whom he considers to represent the interests of police authorities; |
| (b) | persons whom he considers to represent the interests of chief constables of forces maintained by those authorities; and |
| (c) | such other organisations representative of the recipients of police services as he considers appropriate." |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 2, line 25, at end insert ", but not at intervals of less than 12 months" |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 2, line 34, after "with" insert "chief officers and" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 2, line 36, at end insert— |
| "(6) | The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a copy of any code of practice, and any revision of a code of practice, issued by him under this section." |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 2 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 2, line 40, after "time" insert ", if he has reason to believe that the inspectors of constabulary have failed to comply with their obligations under this section in that respect," |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 3, leave out lines 7 and 8 |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 3, leave out line 14 |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 3, leave out lines 20 and 21 |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 3 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 3, line 30, leave out "the whole or any part of" |
| Page 3, line 31, leave out ", whether generally or in particular respects," |
| Page 3, line 33, leave out "the whole or a part of" |
| Page 3, line 34, leave out ", whether generally or in particular respects," |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN
THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 4, line 2, leave out "whether" |
| Page 4, line 3, leave out "or otherwise" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 4, leave out lines 5 and 6 and insert— |
| "(a) | that the force is, or in particular respects, not efficient or not effective; or" |
| Page 4, line 7, leave out "the whole or a part of" |
| Page 4, line 8, leave out ", whether generally or in particular respects," |
| Page 4, line 11, leave out "and submit" and insert "for submission" |
| Page 4, line 12, leave out from "measures" to end of line 14 and insert "for the purpose of restoring the efficiency and effectiveness of his force" |
| Page 4, leave out lines 15 to 17 |
| Page 4, leave out lines 18 to 25 |
| Page 4, line 19, leave out "chief officer of police of the" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN
THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 4, line 26, leave out "On" and insert "Before" |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 4, line 27, leave out "notify" and insert "consult" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 4, line 27, leave out from "shall" to end of line 28 and insert "consult the police authority maintaining that force regarding the direction he proposes to give and shall have regard to any representations made by that police authority." |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 4, line 28, leave out "that he has given that direction" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 4, line 30, leave out "or resubmission" |
| Page 4, line 32, leave out "or resubmitted" |
| Page 4, leave out lines 34 to 38 |
| Page 5, leave out lines 1 to 4 |
| Page 5, line 1, leave out "or resubmitting" |
| Page 5, leave out lines 10 and 11 |
| Page 5, line 11, at end insert "and, subject to his obtaining the approval of the relevant police authority to such plan, will take such steps as are necessary and practicable to implement any action plan resulting from such direction" |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 5 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 6, line 8, at end insert— |
| "( ) | communications equipment" |
| Page 6, line 8, at end insert— |
| "( ) | information technology (whether hardware or software)" |
| Page 6, line 16, at end insert "; or |
| (c) | to only provide a police escort for abnormal loads moved under the provisions of section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with section 41 regulations) if— |
| (i) | the driver of the load is likely to have to contravene traffic regulations; |
| (ii) | the load cannot be moved under a general order made under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 by reason of its gross weight or overall dimensions; |
| (iii) | in the opinion of the chief constable or the operator, the load is particularly awkward; or |
| (iv) | in the opinion of the chief constable or the operator, the agreed route is particularly hazardous in view of the nature of the load" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 7 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE LORD PEYTON OF YEOVIL |
| Page 7, line 9, at end insert ", of whom at least three shall have had experience as members of a police force" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 7, line 9, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— |
| "(b) | not less than five members appointed by the Magistrates Association; and |
| (c) | not less than five members appointed by the Local Government Association." |
| Page 7, line 26, at end insert— |
| "(e) | he is or has at any time been an accredited person for the purposes of section 35 or an employer of accredited persons under a community safety accreditation scheme." |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 8, leave out from beginning of line 16 to first "to" in line 17 |
| Page 8, line 20, leave out "broadly" |
| Page 9, line 1, leave out sub-paragraph (ii) |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 10, line 2, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 11, line 9, leave out from "public" to end of line 13 |
| Page 11, line 14, leave out "any of paragraphs (a) to (c)" and insert "paragraph (a)" |
| Page 11, line 24, leave out subsections (3) to (5) |
| Page 11, line 43, leave out "to (c)" |
| Page 12, line 1, leave out paragraph (a) |
| Page 12, line 4, leave out paragraph (b) |
| Page 12, line 11, at end insert "; or |
| (d) | he is an accredited person for the purposes of section 35" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 17, line 13, leave out subsection (2) |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 18, line 27, after "person" insert "(other than a person against whom a complaint is upheld)" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 19, line 19, leave out paragraph (c) |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 20, line 3, leave out "may" and insert "shall" |
| Page 20, line 48, at end insert ", in the cases and to the extent specified in the regulations" |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 21, line 31, leave out "For" and insert "At the end of" |
| Page 21, line 32, leave out from "be" to end of line 38 and insert "added "by applying, with such modifications as he may think fit, any provision made by or under Part 2 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 00) (complaints and misconduct)."" |
| Page 21, line 40, leave out paragraph (a) |
| Page 21, line 45, leave out subsection (3) |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
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| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
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| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
| Page 27, line 21, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State shall take into account any representations by the appropriate police authority, or Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, or both." |
| Page 27, line 30, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State shall take into account any representations by the appropriate police authority, or Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, or both." |
| | THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN |
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| "( ) | The police authority will, in exercising its power, formally advise of the likely duration of the period of suspension prior to the retirement or resignation of the chief constable, and be required to notify the Secretary of State and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary accordingly." |
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