Protection of Freedoms Bill — Clause 66 — Alteration of Test for Barring Decisions — 11 Oct 2011 at 19:30

The majority of MPs voted to stop automatically placing those convicted of serious offences against children on the Independent Barring Board's Barred lists. The barred lists enable those such as schools to find about about an individual's history. Other amendments to the proposed protocols for putting people on the barred lists were also rejected in this vote.

MPs were considering the Co-operative Protection of Freedoms Bill[1]. The amendment rejected in this vote was:

  • Amendment proposed: 111, page 49, leave out from line 32 to line 5 on page 53 and insert—
  • ‘(1) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (inclusion subject to consideration of representations), after paragraph (b) insert—
  • “(c) give the person the opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of a panel of at least two persons.”.
  • (2) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule (behaviour) insert—
  • “(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.”.
  • (3) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 5 of that Schedule (risk of harm) insert—
  • “(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.”.
  • (4) After sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 8 of that Schedule (inclusion subject to consideration of representations) after (b) insert—
  • “(c) give the person the opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of a panel of at least two persons.”.
  • (5) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 9 of that Schedule (behaviour) insert—
  • “(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.”.
  • (6) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 11 of that Schedule (risk of harm) insert—
  • “(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.”.’

The amendment would have affected Clause 66 of the Bill[2] titled Alteration of test for barring decisions.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

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What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con247 (+1 tell) 0081.0%
DUP0 7087.5%
Lab0 210 (+2 tell)082.2%
LDem43 (+1 tell) 0077.2%
PC0 2066.7%
SDLP0 2066.7%
Total:290 221081.1%

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