HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 cc81-3

249 Clause 63, page 42, line 9, after ("Wales") insert ("(other than police authorities)")

250 Page 42, line 11, after ("authorities") insert— ("() may issue guidance to relevant authorities in Wales (other than police authorities) in relation to the qualifications or experience which monitoring officers should possess,")

251 Clause 64. page 42. line 33, after second ("member") insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

252 Page 42. line 36, at end insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

253 Page 42, line 39, at end insert— ("() If a Local Commissioner in Wales considers that a written allegation under subsection (1)(a) should not be investigated, he must take reasonable steps to give written notification to the person who made the allegation of the decision and the reasons for the decision.")

254 Page 43, line 8, at end insert— ("() Where a person is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority in Wales, the reference in subsection (3)(c) to the monitoring officer of the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as a reference either to the monitoring officer of the relevant authority concerned or to the monitoring officer of that other relevant authority (and accordingly a Local Commissioner in Wales who reaches a finding under subsection (3)(c) must decide to which of those monitoring officers to refer the matters concerned).")

255 Clause 65, page 43, line 22, at end insert— ("(5) Where a person is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority in Wales, a Local Commissioner in Wales may, if he thinks it more appropriate than making such a reference as is mentioned in subsection (4), refer the matters which are the subject of the investigation to the monitoring officer of that other relevant authority.")

256 Clause 66, page 43, line 37, at beginning insert ("subject to subsection (3A)(b)")

257 Page 44, line 6, at end insert— ("(3A) Where a person is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority in Wales—

  1. (a) the references in subsections (1)(b), (c) and (d), (2)(c) and (3)(c) to the relevant authority concerned are to be treated as including references to that other relevant authority, and
  2. (b) a Local Commissioner in Wales who reaches a finding under section 64(3)(c) must refer the matters concerned either to the monitoring officer of the relevant authority concerned or to the monitoring officer of that other relevant authority.")

258 Page 44, line 8, after second ("members") insert ("(or former members or co-opted members)")

259 Clause 67, page 44, line 16, leave out subsection (1) and insert— ("(1) Where he considers it necessary in the public interest, a Local Commissioner in Wales may, before the completion of an investigation under section 64, produce an interim report on that investigation.")

260 Page 44, line 21, after ("members") insert nor former members or co-opted members)")

261 Page 44, line 25, leave out ("a relevant authority") and insert ("the relevant authority concerned")

262 Page 44, line 27, leave out ("or (5)(b)")

263 Page 44, line 28, after ("suspend") insert ("or partially suspend")

264 Page 44, line 30, leave out from second ("suspended") to ("not") in line 33 and insert ("from being a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned for a period which does")

265 Page 44, line 43, at end insert— ("(7) Where a person is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority in Wales—

  1. (a) the second reference in subsection (3) to the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as a reference to that other relevant authority, and
  2. (b) the reference in subsection (6)(b) to the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as including a reference to that other relevant authority.")

266 Clause 68, page 45, leave out line 6 and insert (" 66(2)")

267 Page 45, line 22, after second ("member") insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

268 Page 45, line 23, at end insert— ("() the publicity to be given to any such reports, recommendations or action.")

269 Page 45, line 30, after second ("member") insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

270 Page 45, line 35, after second ("member") insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

271 Page 45, line 39, after second ("member") insert ("(or former member or co-opted member)")

272 Page 45, line 42, at end insert— ("() In its application to police authorities in Wales, subsection (1) has effect as if for the reference to the National Assembly for Wales there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.")

273 Page 45, leave out line 46 and insert (" 66(2)")

274 After Clause 68, insert the following new clause—