Clause 36

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 13 July 2006.

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supervisory authorities: duty to refer

Amendments made: No. 169, in clause 36, page 24, line 31, at end insert—

‘( ) Subsection (1) does not apply if the supervisory authority is satisfied that IBB already has the information.’.

No. 170, in clause 36, page 25, line 5, at end insert—

‘( ) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (5)(a), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the supervisory authority to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(4) or 9(4) of Schedule 2.’.—[Mr. Dhanda.]

Clause 36, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 37 and 38 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.

Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.

During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.

When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.