Police Reform Bill [HL]
6:15 pm
Lord Rooker (Minister of State (Asylum and Immigration), Home Office; Labour)
moved Amendment No. 39:
Page 5, line 15, at end insert—
"(12) If the Secretary of State exercises his power to give a direction under this section in relation to a police force—
(a) he shall prepare a report on his exercise of that power in relation to that force; and
(b) he shall lay that report before Parliament.
(13) A report under subsection (12)—
(a) shall be prepared at such time as the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and
(b) may relate to more than one exercise of the power mentioned in that subsection."
On Question, amendment agreed to.
[Amendment No. 40, as an amendment to Amendment No. 39, not moved.]