Clause 2 - Board's policing objectives (40 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 8, in clause 2, page 2, line 9, leave out '''but''' and insert '''or''.' Clause 2 will alter section 25(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, which says:...
Clause 3 - Public meetings of the Board (15 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 12, in clause 3, page 2, line 13, leave out subsection (1). I can be brief on this amendment. I do not take exception to the clause, but I am a little puzzled by...
Clause 5 - Funding for pension purposes (3 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 5, page 3, line 12, at end insert 'reasonably'. My amendment is designed to do something straightforward. It would alter new section 10(1A) of the...
Clause 7 - Performance summaries (8 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 18, in clause 7, page 4, line 31, leave out '(2)' and insert '(1A)'.
Clause 9 - Reports of Chief Constable (57 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 57, in clause 9, page 6, line 10, at end insert— '(1A) At the beginning of subsection (2), insert ''Except where subsection (2A) applies''. (1B) After...
Clause 18 - Provision of information to Board (63 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 96, in clause 18, page 11, line 35, after 'information', insert 'and documents'. This is a fairly straightforward amendment that would benefit the board. In many...
Clause 20 - Restriction on disclosure of information (40 speeches) Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 47, in clause 20, page 14, line 24, leave out from 'on' to end to line 25 and insert— '(a) conviction on indictment to a term of imprisonment not...
Clause 19 - Fixed-term appointments (82 speeches) I beg to move amendment No. 117, in clause 19, page 12, line 28, leave out 'three' and insert 'five'.
New clause 4 - Protected disclosures by police officers (3 speeches) '(1) After Article 67K of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I.16) insert— ''67KA Application of Part VA and related provisions to police (1)...
New clause 1 - Discrimination in appointments (29 speeches) '(1) Section 46 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) substitute— ''(1) In making appointments under section 39 on any occasion,...
New clause 1 - Discrimination in appointments (75 speeches) '(1) Section 46 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) substitute— ''(1) In making appointments under section 39 on any occasion,...
New clause 2 - Removal of discrimination from recruitment (0 speeches) '(1) In Part 6 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) for section 46 substitute— ''Underrepresentation (1) In making appointments under section 39 the Chief Constable may take...
New clause 5 - Time limit on investigations by the Ombudsman (4 speeches) 'After section 63 of the 1998 Act there shall be inserted— 63A Time limits on historic investigations (1) The Ombudsman shall not investigate any complaint made to him under section...
New clause 6 - Membership of district policing partnerships (18 speeches) '.—In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) (Political members) after subparagraph (1) insert— ''(1A) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1) above no...
New clause 8 - Economy in functions of the Board (3 speeches) No. NC8, to move the following Clause:— '.—In section 3(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (function of the Board to secure efficiency and effectiveness) omit ''and...
New clause 9 - Amalgamation of police districts (10 speeches) '.—In section 20 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (police districts) insert after subsection (2)— ''(2A) The Chief Constable may, for operational reasons and with the...
Clause 28 - Liability for unlawful conduct (0 speeches) Amendments made: No. 81, in clause 28, page 19, line 19, leave out from beginning to 'accordingly' in line 22 and insert 'members of the police support staff— (a) a member of the...
Clause 37 - Orders and regulations (0 speeches) Amendment made: No. 83, in clause 37, page 22, line 35, after 'section', insert [Protected disclosures by police officers](4),'.—[Jane Kennedy.] Motion made, and Question put, That the...
Clause 38 - Repeals (0 speeches) Amendment made: No. 84, in clause 38, page 22, line 40, after 'repeals', insert 'and revocations'.—[Jane Kennedy.] Motion made, and Question put, That the clause, as amended, stand part...
Schedule 3 - Repeals (0 speeches) Amendments made: No. 85, in schedule 3, page 34, line 29, at beginning insert— 'Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16)) In Article 243(1), the words...
Clause 40 - Short title (0 speeches) Amendment made: No. 88, in clause 40, page 23, line 5, leave out subsection (2).—[Jane Kennedy.] Motion made, and Question put, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill:—...
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What are Public Bill Committees?
Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees
study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any
amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects
the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
