Statistics and Registration Service Bill
THIRD
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Instruction of 19th April 2007, as follows—
Clauses 28 to 43
Schedule 2
Clauses 44 to 57
Schedule 3 | Clauses 58 to 70
Schedule 4
Clauses 71 to 73 |
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
Amendment
No.
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY
BARONESS NOAKES
LORD MOSER |
| 147 | Page 12, line 35, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The National Statistician shall be the government's principal advisor on statistics and provide professional leadership to all persons engaged in statistical production and publication." |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY
LORD MOSER |
| 148 | Page 12, line 35, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The National Statistician may comment publicly on statistical matters including correcting misunderstandings or public commentary based on erroneous interpretation of official statistics." |
| 149 | Page 12, line 35, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The National Statistician shall have right of direct access to the Prime Minister on any matter involving the integrity and validity of official statistics or a dispute with a government department regarding official statistics." |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 150 | Page 12, line 37, leave out "Board" and insert "executive office created under the provisions of subsection (5)" |
| 151 | Page 12, line 38, leave out subsection (2) |
| 152 | Page 12, line 38, after "may," insert "with the consent of the Board and" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 153 | Page 13, line 4, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The National Statistician shall— |
| (a) | promote the coordination of statistical planning and production across government, and |
| (b) | promote the production of statistics that are consistent across the United Kingdom." |
| 153A | Page 13, line 5, leave out subsection (4) |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING
LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 154 | Page 13, line 5, after "may" insert "not" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 155 | Page 13, line 5, at end insert "or any employee of the executive office established under subsection (5)" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 156 | Page 13, line 6, leave out "not" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 157 | Page 13, line 8, leave out "of the Board" |
| 158 | Page 13, line 8, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The executive office established under subsection (5) shall be known as the Office for National Statistics." |
| 159 | Page 13, line 11, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c) and insert— |
| "(b) | the employees of the executive office." |
| 160 | Page 13, line 14, leave out subsections (7) and (8) |
| 161 | Page 13, line 14, after "may" insert ", with the consent of the Board," |
| 162 | Page 13, line 17, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The National Statistician shall produce a business plan covering functions relating to all official statistics at least once every three years." |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 163 | Page 13, line 22, leave out paragraph (a) |
| 164 | Page 13, line 25, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Head of Assessment and any staff of the Board who are engaged in the exercise of the functions of the Head of Assessment shall not be members of the executive office." |
| | Viscount Eccles gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 30 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 165 | Page 13, line 38, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| 166 | Page 13, line 38, leave out ", so far as practicable," |
| 167 | Page 14, line 2, after "Board)" insert "and any staff of the Board who are engaged in the exercise of the functions of the Head of Assessment" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 168 | Page 14, line 2, leave out second "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 169 | Page 14, line 8, at end insert— |
| "(2A) | The Board must establish a committee to keep under review whether the Board's internal financial controls secure the proper conduct of its financial affairs. |
| (2B) | Only non-executive members of the Board may be members of the committee established under subsection (2A)." |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 170 | Page 15, line 15, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| 171 | Page 15, line 16, after "disclosed" insert "nor used except in relation to the exercise of any of the Board's and National Statistician's functions," |
| 172 | Page 15, line 17, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) |
| 173 | Page 15, line 20, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| 174 | Page 15, line 20, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Personal data may be disclosed by the National Statistician under subsection (1)— |
| (a) | to approved researchers; |
| (b) | to other authorities for uses consistent with the functions of the Board and the National Statistician under the provisions of section 48 to 50; |
| (c) | with the consent of the person to whom it relates; |
| (d) | under a community obligation for statistical purposes; and |
| (e) | to service providers under the provisions of section 38." |
| 175 | Page 15, line 24, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING
LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 176 | Page 15, line 32, leave out paragraph (a) |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 177 | Page 15, line 32, at end insert "and only where the information is being made available for statistical purposes" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 178 | Page 15, line 33, after "Community" insert "statistical" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 179 | Page 15, line 33, at end insert "and only where the information is being made available for statistical purposes" |
| 180 | Page 15, line 34, leave out paragraph (c) |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 181 | Page 15, line 37, leave out paragraph (e) |
| 182 | Page 15, line 39, leave out "(whether or not in the United Kingdom)" and insert "in relation to offences under this section" |
| 183 | Page 15, line 40, leave out paragraph (g) |
| 184 | Page 16, line 2, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| 185 | Page 16, line 4, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| 186 | Page 16, line 6, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 187 | Page 16, line 8, at end insert ", and |
| (c) | appropriate safeguards to guarantee adequate data protection for the relevant personal information." |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 188 | Page 16, line 10, leave out "Board" and insert "National Statistician" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 189 | Page 16, line 11, at end insert— |
| "( ) | A disclosure of information by virtue of subsection (4) must be authorised by the Board. |
| ( ) | Section 33(1) does not apply to the Board's power to authorise a disclosure under subsection (4)." |
| 190 | Page 16, line 18, leave out subsection (10) |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 37 stand part of the Bill. |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 191 | Page 17, line 13, at end insert— |
| "( ) | Information may only be disclosed under subsection (1) if— |
| (a) | the Board consider that the person providing services is a fit and proper person; and |
| (b) | the person has signed a declaration, in such form as the Board may determine, that he understands the requirements of section 36." |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 38 stand part of the Bill. |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 192 | Page 18, line 14, after second "information" insert "— |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 193 | Page 18, line 15, after first "the" insert "name," |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 194 | Page 18, line 16, at end insert— |
| "(b) | any information from which the health or condition of, or the care or treatment provided to, any person could be deduced; |
| (c) | any information from which the health or condition of, or the care or treatment provided to, any person, taken together with any other published information, could be deduced." |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 195 | Page 18, line 21, leave out from first "section" to end of line 22 and insert "subsection (4) of that section shall not have effect" |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 196 | Page 18, line 39, after second "information" insert "— |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 197 | Page 18, line 40, after first "the" insert "name," |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 198 | Page 18, line 41, at end insert— |
| "(b) | any information from which the health or condition of, or the care or treatment provided to, any person could be deduced; |
| (c) | any information from which the health or condition of, or the care or treatment provided to, any person, taken together with any other published information, could be deduced." |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 199 | Page 19, line 3, leave out from first "section" to end of line 4 and insert "subsection (4) of that section shall not have effect" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 200 | Page 19, line 33, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
| | BARONESS NOAKES
LORD HOWARD OF RISING |
| 201 | Page 20, line 5, leave out from "(1)," to end of line 7 and insert "subsection (4) of that section shall not have effect" |
| 202 | Page 20, line 19, leave out paragraph (b) |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 203 | Page 20, line 21, at end insert— |
| "(c) | governing further disclosure by the Board of information in circumstances where the disclosure would otherwise be permitted by a rule of law, this Act or an Act passed before this Act." |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 204 | Page 20, line 22, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
| 205 | Page 20, line 28, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
| 206 | Page 20, line 29, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
| | EARL OF NORTHESK
BARONESS NOAKES |
| 207 | Page 20, line 31, at end insert "statistical" |
| | LORD NEWBY
LORD OAKESHOTT OF SEAGROVE BAY |
| 208 | Page 20, line 36, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
| 209 | Page 20, line 38, leave out subsection (11) |
| 210 | Page 21, line 1, leave out "Treasury" and insert "Cabinet Office" |
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