Clause 49 - Extension of role of nurses
Police Reform Bill [Lords]
5:45 pm
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
We do not foresee any particular difficulties with the amendments. My hon. Friend the Member for South-East Cambridgeshire has some important points to make about the next clause, but I shall not take up the Committee's time on this group, because we believe that what the Government are suggesting is perfectly sensible.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendments made: No. 228, in page 43, line 30, at end insert—
'(2A) In subsection (2) of section 11 of that Act (interpretation of sections 3A to 10 of that Act), after the definition of ''prescribed limit'' there shall be inserted—
'''registered health care professional' means a person (other than a medical practitioner) who is—
(a) a registered nurse; or
(b) a registered member of a health care profession which is designated for the purposes of this paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State.
(2B) After that subsection there shall be inserted—
''(2A) A health care profession is any profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999 (c.8) other than the profession of practising medicine and the profession of nursing.
(2B) An order under subsection (2) shall be made by statutory instrument; and any such statutory instrument shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'''.
No. 229, in page 43, line 31, leave out
'section 11 of that Act'
and insert 'that section'.
No. 230, in page 43, line 36, leave out 'nurse' and insert 'health care professional'.—[Mr. Denham.]
Clause 49, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.