HC Deb 05 June 1931 vol 253 c578
The LORD ADVOCATE

I beg to move, in page 4, line 1, to leave out from beginning to the word "shall," in line 2, and to insert instead thereof the words: Where a court makes a probation order it may, as in its discretion it shall think fit, nominate a salaried or a voluntary probation officer, or a salaried and a voluntary probation officer to act jointly, and any salaried probation officer so nominated. This is purely a consequential Amendment.

Mr. MATHERS

I beg to move, as an Amendment to the proposed Amendment, to leave out the words "or a salaried and a voluntary probation officer to act jointly."

I do not think that it is wise to divide the responsibility in this way, and there must be someone responsible for carrying out the probation officers' duties. I think that to divide the responsibility between two people is an impossible task to put upon them.

Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER

The Amendment to the proposed amendment is not seconded.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made:

In page 4, line 5, leave out the word "was," and insert instead thereof the word "is."

In line 13, after the word "or," insert the word "for."

In line 14, leave out the word "a," and insert instead thereof the words: as the salaried probation officer to act under the order either alone or jointly with a voluntary probation officer a salaried.

In line 15, leave out from the word "area" to the end of the Sub-section.—[Mr. W. Adamson.]