Policing and Crime Bill — Report — 30 Nov 2016 at 17:15

Moved by Lord Paddick

1: Clause 3, page 3, line 15, at end insert-“( ) Section 2 does not require a police body to enter into a collaboration agreement with a fire and rescue body unless-(a) the relevant emergency services are services for the same area, or(b) the police area is the same as the area of more than one fire and rescue authority taken together.”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

2: Clause 3, page 3, line 18, after “effect” insert “on public safety or otherwise have an adverse effect”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

3: Clause 4, page 4, line 38, leave out subsection (8) and insert-“(8) A collaboration agreement may be-(a) varied with the agreement of all of the parties to the agreement, or(b) replaced by a subsequent collaboration agreement.”

Moved by Lord Rosser

4: Clause 6, leave out Clause 6

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

5: Schedule 1, page 189, line 13, at end insert-“(5A) The Secretary of State may not make an order under this section in a case within subsection (5)(a) if the Secretary of State thinks that the order would have an adverse effect on public safety.”

6: Schedule 1, page 195, line 8, at end insert-“(5A) The Secretary of State may not make an order under this section in a case within subsection (5)(a) if the Secretary of State thinks that the order would have an adverse effect on public safety.”

7: Schedule 1, page 195, line 27, at end insert “, or(b) from that chief constable to the fire and rescue authority to which the order applies.”

8: Schedule 1, page 195, line 28, leave out “(1)” and insert “(1)(a)”

9: Schedule 1, page 202, line 10, leave out “make arrangements to seek the views of” and insert “consult”

10: Schedule 1, page 202, line 11, at end insert-“(c) consult each of the following about the proposal-(i) persons appearing to the commissioner to represent employees who may be affected by the proposal;(ii) persons appearing to the commissioner to represent members of a police force who may be so affected”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

11: Schedule 1, page 202, line 11, at end insert “, and“(d) publish, in such manner as the commissioner thinks appropriate, the commissioner’s response to the representations made or views expressed in response to those consultations.”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

13: Schedule 1, page 202, line 11, at end insert-“(2) Each consultation under sub-paragraph (1) is to be carried out in such manner as the relevant police and crime commissioner thinks appropriate.”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

15: Schedule 1, page 202, line 13, leave out “and (3)” and insert “to (4)”

16: Schedule 1, page 202, line 24, after “proposal,” insert-“(ca) a summary of the views expressed about the proposal by persons consulted under paragraph 3(1)(c),”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

17: Schedule 1, page 202, line 32, at end insert-“(4) The Secretary of State must publish the independent assessment-(a) as soon as is reasonably practicable after making a determination in response to the proposal, and(b) in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

20: Schedule 1, page 219, line 28, leave out “Subsection (5B) applies” and insert “Subsections (5B) to (5E) apply”

21: Schedule 1, page 219, line 33, at beginning insert “Subject to subsection (5E),”

22: Schedule 1, page 219, line 41, at end insert-“(5C) A police and crime plan which the police and crime commissioner is required to prepare may be prepared jointly by the commissioner and the fire and rescue authority.(5D) If the police and crime commissioner and the fire and rescue authority prepare a joint police and crime plan, the plan must also set out the fire and rescue authority’s priorities and objectives, for the period of the plan, in connection with the discharge of the authority’s functions.(5E) Subsection (5B)(b) does not apply to a joint police and crime plan.”

Moved by Lord Paddick

23: Clause 7, page 6, leave out lines 20 to 30

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

31: Clause 8, page 12, line 22, at end insert-“(2A) Before making the request the mayor must publish, in such manner as the mayor thinks appropriate, the mayor’s response to the representations made or views expressed in response to any consultations on the proposal.”

32: Clause 8, page 12, line 23, leave out “and (5)” and insert “to (5A)”

33: Clause 8, page 12, line 24, leave out “has made” and insert “makes”

34: Clause 8, page 12, line 41, at end insert-“(5A) The Secretary of State must publish the independent assessment-(a) as soon as is reasonably practicable after making a determination in response to the proposal, and(b) in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.”

35: Clause 8, page 12, line 46, at end insert-“(6A) The Secretary of State may not make an order under section 107EA(2) in a case within subsection (6)(a) of this section if the Secretary of State thinks that the order would have an adverse effect on public safety.”

36: Clause 8, page 13, line 23, after “constable” insert “, or“( ) from the chief constable to the combined authority,”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

37: Schedule 2, page 224, line 19, at end insert “or any other local authority within the meaning of sections 1, 2 and 3A of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.”

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

38: Schedule 2, page 229, line 7, leave out “panel” and insert “committee”

39: Schedule 2, page 229, line 8, leave out “panel” and insert “committee”

40: Schedule 2, page 229, line 35, leave out “panel” and insert “committee”

41: Schedule 2, page 230, line 24, at end insert “, or(e) any other matters which the Assembly considers to be of importance to fire and rescue services in Greater London.”

42: Schedule 2, page 230, line 24, at end insert-“(3A) The Assembly may investigate, and prepare reports about, the actions and decisions of the Deputy Mayor for Fire.”

Moved by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

43: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause-“Fire Safety inspections(1) The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541) is amended as follows.(2) In article 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “fire inspector”-(a) after “inspector”” insert “, in relation to Wales,”;(b) for “section 28” substitute “section 28(1)”.(3) In article 27 (powers of inspectors), after paragraph (4) insert-“(5) This article applies to a person authorised by the Secretary of State under article 25(1)(e) in relation to premises in England as it applies to an inspector; and article 32(2)(d) to (f), with the necessary modifications, applies accordingly.”(4) In article 28 (exercise on behalf of fire inspectors etc of their powers by officers of fire brigades)-(a) in paragraph (1)-(i) omit “, or any other person authorised by the Secretary of State under article 25(e),”;(ii) for “and (3)” substitute “to (4)”;(b) after paragraph (1) insert-“(1A) The powers conferred by article 27 on an authorised person (by virtue of paragraph (5) of that article) are also exercisable by an employee of a fire and rescue authority in England when authorised in writing by such an authorised person for the purpose of reporting to him or her on any matter falling within the authorised person’s functions under this Order; and articles 27(2) to (4) and 32(2)(d) to (f), with the necessary modifications, apply accordingly.”;(c) in paragraph (2), for “, or other person authorised by the Secretary of State,” substitute “or authorised person”;(d) after paragraph (2) insert-“(3) In this article, “authorised person” means a person authorised by the Secretary of State under article 25(1)(e) in relation to premises in England.””

Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford

44: Schedule 3, page 247, line 17, at end insert-“(e) any other person who is, by virtue of any enactment, carrying out any of the activities of a fire and rescue authority in England.”

45: Schedule 3, page 248, line 19, after “England,” insert “or(iii) any other person who is, by virtue of any enactment, carrying out any of the activities of a fire and rescue authority in England,”

Moved by Lord Paddick

46: Clause 25, page 40, line 13, after “subsection” insert “(1), ”

Moved by Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

48: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause-“Inquiry into complaints alleging corrupt relationships between police and newspaper organisations(1) Within one month of the condition in subsection (3) being satisfied, the Prime Minister must commission an independent inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the operation of the police complaints system in respect of allegations of corrupt relationships between the police and newspaper organisations.(2) The inquiry’s terms of reference must include, but are not to be limited to-(a) how adequately police forces have investigated complaints about police officers in dealing with people working within, or connected to, newspaper organisations; (b) the thoroughness of any reviews by police forces into complaints of the type specified in paragraph (a);(c) in those cases where a complaint of the type referred to in paragraph (a) led to a criminal investigation, the conduct of prosecuting authorities in investigating the allegation;(d) whether and to what extent, if any, police officers took illegal payment to suppress investigations of complaints of relationships between police officers and people working within, or connected to, newspaper organisations;(e) the implications of paragraphs (a) to (d) for the relationships between newspaper organisations and the police, prosecuting authorities, and relevant regulatory bodies, and recommended actions in that respect.(3) The condition in this subsection is that the Attorney-General determines that the inquiry, if conducted effectively and fairly, would not be likely to prejudice any ongoing relevant criminal investigations or court proceedings cases.(4) The Attorney-General must consider and reach a decision on the matter specified in subsection (3) within one month of this section coming into force, and if necessary must reconsider the matter each month until the Attorney-General is able to make a determination as set out in subsection (3).”

Ayes 246, Noes 196.

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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.

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

PartyMajority (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Bishop1 03.8%
Con0 179 (+2 tell)69.1%
Crossbench49 (+1 tell) 731.7%
DUP0 250.0%
Green1 0100.0%
Judge1 (+1 tell) 226.7%
Lab121 056.8%
LDem67 064.4%
Non-affiliated4 116.1%
UKIP0 133.3%
UUP0 2100.0%
Total:244 19452.6%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division

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NamePartyVote
Lord Aberdare Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Armstrong of IlminsterCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Cox Crossbenchno
Lord Greenway Crossbenchno
Lord Luce Crossbenchno
Lord Pannick Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Powell of BayswaterCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Kalms Non-affiliatedno

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