HL Deb 31 October 1975 vol 365 cc852-3

[Nos. 89 to 93] After Clause 33 insert the following new clause: —

".—(1) A court dealing with an application made under this Part, or an application which is treated as if made under section 30, may request—

  1. (a) a local authority to arrange for an officer of the authority, or
  2. (b) a probation officer,
to make to the court a report, orally or in writing, with respect to any specified matter which appears to the court to be relevant to the application, and it shall be the duty of the local authority or probation officer to comply with the request.

(2) Subsections (2) to (6) of section 6 of the Guardianship Act 1973 shall apply in relation to reports which are requested by magistrates' Courts under this section as they apply to reports under subsection (1) of that section."

Leave out Clause 35.

Clause 36, page 23, line 43, leave out from ("shall") to end of line 2 on page 24, and insert ("arrange for an officer of the authority to make a report to the court (so far as is practicable) on the matters prescribed under subsection (3) and on any other matter which he considers to be relevant to the application.

(2) The Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe matters which are to be included in a report under subsection (2) and, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the prescribed matters shall include—").

Clause 36, page 24, line 9, leave out ("and") and insert—

("(bb) information of a kind specified in the regulations relating to members of the applicant's household;").

Clause 36, page 24, line 11, at end insert—

("( ) Subsections (2), (3) and (3A) of section 6 of the Guardianship Act 1973 shall apply to a report under this section which is submitted to a magistrates' court.")

Lord WELLS-PESTELL

My Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 89 to 93.

Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendments.—(Lord Wells-Pestell.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.