§ (".—(1) The Protection of Children Act 1999 ("the 1999 Act") shall have effect as if the Service were a child care organisation within the meaning of that Act.
§ (2) Arrangements which the Service makes with an organisation under section 13(1) must provide that, before selecting an individual to be employed under the arrangements in a child care position the organization—
- (a)must ascertain whether the individual is included in any of the lists mentioned in section 7(1) of the 1999 Act, and
- (b)if he is included in any of those lists, must not select him for that employment.
§ (3) Such arrangements must provide that, if at any time the organisation has power to refer a relevant individual to the Secretary of State under section 2 of the 1999 Act (inclusion in list on reference following disciplinary action etc.), the organisation must so refer him.
§ In this subsection "relevant individual" means an individual who is or has been employed in a child care position under the arrangements.
§ (4) In this section "child care position" and "employment" have the same meanings as in the 1999 Act.").
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
1259§ Clause 24 [Interpretation of Part I]:
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Lord Bach moved Amendment No. 80:
Page 11, leave out lines 39 and 40.
§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
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Lord Bassam of Brighton moved Amendment No. 81:
Page 11, leave out lines 42 to 44.
§ The noble Lord said: This amendment is consequential to Amendment No. 49 and the amendments to Clause 24 are consequential on the creation in Clause 9 as amended of a generic category of hostels, as we have already discussed. I beg to move.
1260§ On Question, amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 24, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 25 agreed to.
§ Lord BachI beg to move that the House do now resume.
Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
House resumed.
House adjourned at three minutes past eleven o'clock.]