HL Deb 10 July 1998 vol 591 cc1506-8

'.—(1) In this Act "health professional" means any of the following—

  1. (a) a registered medical practitioner,
  2. (b) a registered dentist as defined by section 53(1) of the Dentists Act 1984,
  3. (c) a registered optician as defined by section 36(1) of the Opticians Act 1989,
  4. (d) a registered pharmaceutical chemist as defined by section 24(1) of the Pharmacy Act 1954 or a registered person as defined by Article 2(2) of the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976,
  5. (e) a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor,
  6. (f) a registered osteopath as defined by section 41 of the Osteopaths Act 1993,
  7. (g) a registered chiropractor as defined by section 43 of the Chiropractors Act 1994,
  8. (h) any person who is registered as a member of a profession to which the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 for the time being extends,
  9. (i) a clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist or speech therapist,
  10. (j) a music therapist employed by a health service body, and
  11. (k) a scientist employed by such a body as head of a department.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) "registered medical practitioner" includes any person who is provisionally registered under section 15 or 21 of the Medical Act 1983 and is engaged in such employment as is mentioned in subsection (3) of that section.

(3) In subsection (1) "health service body" means—

  1. (a) a Health Authority established under section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977,
  2. (b) a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of that Act,
  3. (c) a Health Board within the meaning of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
  4. (d) a Special Health Board within the meaning of that Act,
  5. (e) the managers of a State Hospital provided under section 102 of that Act,
  6. (f) a National Health Service trust first established under section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
  7. (g) a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972,
  8. (h) a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990, or
  9. (i) a Health and Social Services trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.'.

89 Clause 64, page 37, line 29, at end insert— '"credit reference agency" has the same meaning as in the Consumer Credit Act 1974;'.

90 Page 37, leave out lines 41 to 45.

91 Page 38, line 8, at end insert— '"pupil"—

  1. (a) in relation to a school in England and Wales, means a registered pupil within the meaning of the Education Act 1996,
  2. (b) in relation to a school in Scotland, means a pupil within the meaning of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, and
  3. (c) in relation to a school in Northern Ireland, means a registered pupil within the meaning of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;'.

92 Page 38, line 19, at end insert— '"school"—

  1. (a) in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996,
  2. (b) in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, and
  3. (c) in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;
teacher" includes—
  1. (a) in Great Britain, head teacher, and
  2. (b) in Northern Ireland, the principal of a school;'.

93 Page 38, line 25, at end insert— '(2) For the purposes of this Act data are inaccurate if they are incorrect or misleading as to any matter of fact.'.

94 Clause 65, page 38, line 28, at end insert—

'accessible record section (Meaning of "accessible record")'.

95 Page 38, line 31, at end insert—

'credit reference agency section 64(1)'.

96 Page 38, line 40, at end insert—

'enactment section 64(1)'.

97 Page 38, line 44, column 2, leave out 'section 64' and insert 'section (Meaning of "health professional")'.

98 Page 38, line 44, at end insert—

'inaccurate (in relation to data) section 64(2)'.

99 Page 39, line 9, at end insert—

'pupil (in relation to a school) section 64(1)'.

100 Page 39, line 14, at end insert—

'school section 64(1)'.

101 Page 39, line 18, at end insert—

'teacher section 64(1)'.

102 Page 39, leave out line 21.

103 Clause 66, page 39, line 24, leave out '24th October 2001' and insert 'the commencement of this section'.

104 Clause 69, page 39, line 39, after 'section' insert—

105 Page 40, line 3, at end insert— '( ) The day appointed under subsection (3) for the coming into force of section (Prohibition of requirement as to production of certain records) must not be earlier than the first day on which sections 112, 113 and 115 of the Police Act 1997 (which provide for the issue by the Secretary of State of criminal conviction certificates, criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates) are all in force.'.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 79 to 105.

Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 79 to 105.—(Lord Williams of Mostyn.)

Lord Milner of Leeds

My Lords, I am rather confused by Amendments Nos. 79, 80 and 81, all of which refer to line 10 on page 37 of the Bill. Amendment No. 79 reads, after '2' insert 'or 7", Amendment No. 80, after '2' insert 'or 80, and Amendment No. 81 proposes to leave out the word "or". Can my noble friend the Minister tell me how line 10 of that clause will read when amended?

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

My Lords, I cannot do so at present. Perhaps I may write to my noble friend in relation to his query.

On Question, Motion agreed to.