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MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON THIRD READING


      The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Order tabled for 9th October 2006, as follows—

[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]

Amendment
No.

 

Clause 5

 

THE LORD DHOLAKIA
THE BARONESS HARRIS OF RICHMOND

1*Page 3, leave out line 13
2Page 3, leave out lines 16 and 17 and insert—
 "sections 10 to 12 (inspection);
 section 13 (inspection reports);"
 

After Clause 13

 

THE BARONESS D'SOUZA
THE LORD GARDEN
THE LORD ARCHER OF SANDWELL
THE LORD LAMONT OF LERWICK

3*Insert the following new Clause—
  "Power to search aeroplanes
(1)  If the Secretary of State is aware of intelligence that any aircraft entering British airspace is being, has been or may be involved in an act of unlawful rendition then he may require that aircraft to land at a designated suitable airport and inform a responsible person that he has done so.
(2)  If any plane is required to land in accordance with subsection (1) a responsible person shall as soon as practicable make arrangements to—
(a)  enter the aircraft; or
(b)  arrange for a police constable to enter the aircraft.
(3)  If the Secretary of State or other responsible person is aware of intelligence that an aircraft using airport facilities in the United Kingdom is being, has been or may be involved in an act of unlawful rendition then a responsible person shall as soon as practicable make arrangements to—
(a)  enter the aircraft; or
(b)  arrange for a police constable to enter the aircraft.
(4)  A person who enters an aircraft under subsection (2) or (3) above shall endeavour to ascertain—
(a)  whether the aircraft is being, has been or may be used for an act of unlawful rendition;
(b)  whether a criminal offence has been committed;
(c)  whether allowing the aircraft to continue could place the United Kingdom in breach of its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights;
  and for these purposes may search the aircraft.
(5)  In order to comply with a power under subsection (4)(a) any item may be removed from the aircraft.
(6)  The powers in this section are exercisable only in circumstances where it is not reasonably practicable to obtain a warrant of entry in accordance with section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60).
(7)  For the purposes of this section—
 "an act of unlawful rendition" is an act involving the transportation of a person to a territory where international human rights standards, in particular protections against torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, are not routinely observed, such transportation not being in accordance with formal lawful extradition or deportation procedures;
 "a responsible person" means—
(a)  the chief officer of police of a police force maintained for a police area in England and Wales;
(b)  the chief constable of a police force maintained under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77);
(c)  the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland."
 

Clause 19

 

THE BARONESS SCOTLAND OF ASTHAL

4Page 13, line 35, leave out from "provision" to "about" in line 36
5Page 13, line 37, after "arrangements" insert ", made up of provision corresponding to that made by section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 and particular provision for the City of London"
 

Clause 23

 

THE LORD DHOLAKIA
THE BARONESS LINKLATER OF BUTTERSTONE

6Page 16, leave out from beginning of line 38 to end of line 3 on page 18
 

Clause 24

 

THE LORD DHOLAKIA
THE BARONESS LINKLATER OF BUTTERSTONE

7Page 19, leave out from beginning of line 6 to end of line 12 on page 20
8Page 20, line 14, leave out "or registered social landlord (a "relevant authority")"
9Page 20, line 23, leave out "relevant" and insert "local"
10Page 20, line 26, leave out "relevant" and insert "local"
11Page 20, line 30, leave out "relevant" and insert "local"
12Page 20, line 32, leave out "relevant" and insert "local"
13Page 20, line 35, leave out "relevant" and insert "local"
 

Clause 25

 

THE BARONESS ANELAY OF ST JOHNS
THE VISCOUNT BRIDGEMAN

14Page 22, line 13, at end insert—
    "28BTreatment of organisations performing parenting contract and parenting order functions as public authorities
    (1)  Any person with whom arrangements are made under or by virtue of section 28A for the performance of the functions under section 25A or 26A shall, in the discharge of those functions, be treated as a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998.
    (2)  For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that nothing in this section affects the meaning of "public authority" in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 or the determination of whether functions, other than those referred to in subsection (1) above, are functions of a public nature for the purposes of section 6.""
 

THE LORD DHOLAKIA
THE BARONESS LINKLATER OF BUTTERSTONE

15Leave out Clause 25
 

Before Clause 28

 

THE BARONESS SCOTLAND OF ASTHAL

16*Insert the following new Clause—
  "Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
(1)  In section 5A of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) (appointment and functions of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons), after subsection (6) there is inserted—
    "(7)  Schedule A1 to this Act (which makes further provision about the Chief Inspector) has effect."
(2)  At the beginning of the Schedules to that Act there is inserted—

    "SCHEDULE A1

 

FURTHER PROVISION ABOUT HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRISONS

 

Delegation of functions

 1   (1)   The Chief Inspector may delegate any of his functions (to such extent as he may determine) to another public authority.
(2)      If the carrying out of an inspection is delegated under sub-paragraph (1) above it is nevertheless to be regarded for the purposes of section 5A of this Act and this Schedule as carried out by the Chief Inspector.
(3)      In sub-paragraph (1) above "public authority" includes any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature.
 

Inspection programmes and inspection frameworks

 2   (1)   The Chief Inspector shall from time to time, or at such times as the Secretary of State may specify by order, prepare—
(a)  a document setting out what inspections he proposes to carry out (an "inspection programme");
(b)  a document setting out the manner in which he proposes to carry out his functions of inspecting and reporting (an "inspection framework").
(2)      Before preparing an inspection programme or an inspection framework the Chief Inspector shall consult—
(a)  the Secretary of State,
(b)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary,
(c)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service,
(d)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the National Probation Service for England and Wales,
(e)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Court Administration,
(f)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills,
(g)  the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection,
(h)  the Commission for Social Care Inspection,
(i)  the Audit Commission for Local Government and the National Health Service in England and Wales,
(j)  the Auditor General for Wales, and
(k)  any other person or body specified by an order made by the Secretary of State,
  and he shall send to each of those persons or bodies a copy of each programme or framework once it is prepared.
(3)      The Secretary of State may by order specify the form that inspection programmes or inspection frameworks are to take.
(4)      Nothing in any inspection programme or inspection framework is to be read as preventing the Chief Inspector from making visits without notice.
 

Inspections by other inspectors of organisations within Chief Inspector's remit

 3   (1)   If—
(a)  a person or body within sub-paragraph (2) below is proposing to carry out an inspection that would involve inspecting a specified organisation, and
(b)  the Chief Inspector considers that the proposed inspection would impose an unreasonable burden on that organisation, or would do so if carried out in a particular manner,
  the Chief Inspector shall, subject to sub-paragraph (7) below, give a notice to that person or body not to carry out the proposed inspection, or not to carry it out in that manner.
(2)      The persons or bodies within this sub-paragraph are—
(a)  Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales;
(b)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
(c)  the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection;
(d)  the Commission for Social Care Inspection;
(e)  the Audit Commission for Local Government and the National Health Service in England and Wales.
(3)      The Secretary of State may by order amend sub-paragraph (2) above.
(4)      In sub-paragraph (1)(a) above "specified organisation" means a person or body specified by order made by the Secretary of State.
(5)      A person or body may be specified under sub-paragraph (4) above only if it exercises functions in relation to any prison or other institution or matter falling with the scope of the Chief Inspector's duties under section 5A of this Act.
(6)      A person or body may be specified under sub-paragraph (4) above in relation to particular functions that it has.
  In the case of a person or body so specified, sub-paragraph (1)(a) above is to be read as referring to an inspection that would involve inspecting the discharge of any of its functions in relation to which it is specified.
(7)      The Secretary of State may by order specify cases or circumstances in which a notice need not, or may not, be given under this paragraph.
(8)      Where a notice is given under this paragraph, the proposed inspection is not to be carried out, or (as the case may be) is not to be carried out in the manner mentioned in the notice.
  This is subject to sub-paragraph (9) below.
(9)      The Secretary of State, if satisfied that the proposed inspection—
(a)  would not impose an unreasonable burden on the organisation in question, or
(b)  would not do so if carried out in a particular manner,
  may give consent to the inspection being carried out, or being carried out in that manner.
(10)      The Secretary of State may by order make provision supplementing that made by this paragraph, including in particular—
(a)  provision about the form of notices;
(b)  provision prescribing the period within which notices are to be given;
(c)  provision prescribing circumstances in which notices are, or are not, to be made public;
(d)  provision for revising or withdrawing notices;
(e)  provision for setting aside notices not validly given.
 

Co-operation

 4   (1)   The Chief Inspector shall co-operate with—
(a)  Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary,
(b)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service,
(c)  Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales,
(d)  Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration,
(e)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills,
(f)  the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection,
(g)  the Commission for Social Care Inspection,
(h)  the Audit Commission for Local Government and the National Health Service in England and Wales,
(i)  the Auditor General for Wales, and
(j)  any other public authority specified by order made by the Secretary of State,
  where it is appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective discharge of his functions.

 
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