Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill

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  • [Part II]

    [Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]

  • Clause 6 - Former Inland Revenue matters (9 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 6, page 4, line 28, leave out paragraph (b).

  • Clause 7 - Annual reports (7 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 13, in clause 7, page 5, line 28, at end insert '(4A) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the annual report before Parliament.'.

  • Clause 12 - Reports to Secretary of State

    Amendment proposed: No. 87, in clause 12, page 7, line 18, at end insert— 'The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament any report published under this section.'.—[Mr. Heath.]...

  • Clause 17 - Inspections (3 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 88, in clause 17, page 9, line 37, leave out 'jointly by HMIC and'. The amendment deals with the arrangements for Scotland where there is an inspection of SOCA's...

  • Clause 22 - Operational responsibility of (16 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 89, in clause 22, page 12, line 21, at end add— '(3) Any duty or responsibility of SOCA specified in sections 2 to 21 shall be a duty or responsibility of the...

  • Clause 23 - Activities in Scotland in relation to crime (13 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 68, in clause 23, page 12, line 31, at end add— '(4) Subsections (1) to (3) shall not apply in the event of circumstances which the Secretary of State believes...

  • Clause 24 - Mutual assistance between SOCA

    Amendment made: No. 14, in clause 24, page 13, line 43, at end insert— (9A) If the assistance mentioned in subsection (8) or (9) is provided for or (as the case may be) by— (a) a...

  • Clause 25 - Mutual assistance between SOCA

    Amendments made: No. 15, in clause 25, page 14, line 30, leave out 'the United Kingdom' and insert 'England and Wales or Northern Ireland'. No. 16, in clause 25, page 14, line 31, after...

  • Clause 27 - Regulations as to equipment (13 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 72, in clause 27, page 16, line 25, leave out from 'must' to 'such' in line 27 and insert— '(a) consult SOCA and have regard to any representations it may make...

  • Clause 28 - Liability of SOCA for acts of seconded staff

    Amendments made: No. 19, in clause 28, page 16, line 32, leave out 'seconded persons' and insert 'persons to whom this section applies'.—[Caroline Flint.] No. 20, in clause 28, page 16,...

  • Clause 29 - Payment by SOCA of amounts in connection

    Amendment made: No. 24, in clause 29, page 17, line 14, at end insert— '(c) any constable or other person who has been provided for the assistance of SOCA under section 24, 25 or [Directed...

  • Clause 30 - Application of sections 28 and 29 to

    Amendments made: No. 25, in clause 30, page 17, line 22, leave out 'seconded person within the meaning of that section' and insert 'person to whom that section applies'.   No. 26, in...

  • Clause 32 - Disclosure of information by SOCA

    Amendment made: No. 27, in clause 32, page 18, line 39, at end insert 'or (c) a disclosure in contravention of section [Restrictions on further disclosure](2).'. 'or (c) a disclosure in...

  • Clause 34 - Disclosure of police information to SOCA (3 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 90, in clause 34, page 19, line 17, at end insert— '(1A) The chief officer of a special police force must keep SOCA informed of any information relating to crime...

  • Clause 36 - Directions

    Amendment made: No. 28, in clause 36, page 19, line 30, after 'State', insert 'or by the Scottish Ministers'.—[Caroline Flint.] Clause 36, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill....

  • Clause 38 - Designation of SOCA staff as persons (12 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 93, in clause 38, page 21, line 6, after 'it,' insert 'the areas in which such powers may be exercised,'. The amendment deals with the designation of a person as...

  • Clause 39 - Delegation of power to designate (5 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 95, in clause 39, page 21, line 28, leave out from second 'to' to end of line 31 and insert 'his deputy'.

  • Clause 41 - Person having powers of a constable (2 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 97, in clause 41, page 22, line 9, at end insert 'the'. This is pedantry. It would allow consistent drafting, so I hope that the Minister will say that she agrees with it.

  • Clause 45 - Designations: supplementary

    Amendment made: No. 29, in clause 45, page 24, line 34, leave out 'seconded person (within the meaning of section 28)' and insert 'person to whom section 28 applies by virtue of subsection...

  • Clause 47 - Modification of enactments

    Amendment made: No. 30, in clause 47, page 26, line 4, at end insert— '(c) conferring on the Director General of SOCA functions exercisable in relation to such persons.'.—[Caroline...

  • Clause 48 - Employment provisions (4 speeches)

    I beg to move amendment No. 98, in clause 48, page 26, line 21, leave out 'not'. The amendment would reverse the assumption inherent in clause 48, so that every person acting in the office of...

  • New clause 1 - Liability of special police forces

    '(1) The relevant authority is liable in respect of unlawful conduct of persons to whom this section applies in the carrying out, or the purported carrying out, of their functions as such persons...