Clause 24 - Orders and regulations
Private Security Industry Bill [Lords]
4:30 pm
Mr Charles Clarke (Minister of State, Home Office; Norwich South, Labour)
Such a proposal will be subject to the affirmative resolution, and therefore to those procedures.
An order made under paragraph 7(2) of schedule 2 would allow the Secretary of State to subject certain activities to the additional controls that the Bill currently proposes for only wheelclampers and door supervisors at pubs and clubs. Such an order would require those working in designated activities to be licensed regardless of whether they were employed in-house or under contract.
We believe that the orders under paragraphs 1 and 7 of schedule 2 are significant enough, in extending the powers of the Bill, to require the affirmative procedure. That is why they are excepted from the general requirement of negative procedure as set out in the clause. I hope that that is clear, and I urge that the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.