Equality Bill [HL]
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON REPORT
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Order of 17th October 2005, as follows—
Clauses 1 and 2
Schedule 1
Clauses 3 to 33
Schedule 2
Clauses 34 to 42 | Schedule 3
Clauses 43 to 90
Schedule 4
Clauses 91 to 94 |
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
Amendment
No.
| | THE LORD FALCONER OF THOROTON |
| 1 | Page 55, leave out lines 12 to 14 and insert— |
| "(1) | In appointing Commissioners the Secretary of State shall— |
| (a) | appoint an individual only if the Secretary of State thinks that the individual— |
| (i) | has experience or knowledge relating to a relevant matter, or |
| (ii) | is suitable for appointment for some other special reason, and |
| (b) | have regard to the desirability of the Commissioners together having experience and knowledge relating to the relevant matters. |
| (2) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) the relevant matters are those matters in respect of which the Commission has functions including, in particular—" |
| | THE LORD OUSELEY
THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN
THE LORD ADEBOWALE |
| 2 | Page 55, line 12, leave out sub-paragraph (1), and insert— |
| "(1) | In appointing Commissioners the Secretary of State shall— |
| (a) | ensure that no fewer than one half of the Commissioners have personal or direct experience of one or more of the causes of discrimination or prejudice referred to in sections 10 and 11(2), and |
| (b) | have regard to the desirability of their together having experience and knowledge relating to the matters in respect of which the Commission has functions, including, in particular, human rights." |
| 3 | Page 55, line 22, at end insert— |
| "(aa) | Commissioners appointed under paragraph 1(1), of whom not less than one half are women, |
| (ab) | Commissioners appointed under paragraph 1(1), of whom not less than one quarter are from a black or other ethnic minority background," |
| 4 | Page 55, line 25, leave out "and" |
| 5 | Page 55, line 28, at end insert ", and |
| (ca) | a Commissioner appointed under paragraph 1(1), with the consent of the Greater London Authority, who knows about conditions in Greater London" |
| 6 | Page 55, line 29, leave out sub-paragraph (3) |
| 7 | Page 59, line 10, after "Committee" insert "or to any Equality Committee" |
| 8 | Page 59, line 11, at end insert "or paragraph 64D" |
| 9 | Page 59, line 30, after "Committee" insert "or to any Equality Committee" |
| 10 | Page 59, line 30, at end insert "or paragraph 64D" |
| 11 | Page 60, line 12, after "Committee" insert "or to any Equality Committee" |
| 12 | Page 60, line 13, at end insert "or paragraph 64D" |
| 13 | Page 60, line 32, after "Committee" insert "or to any Equality Committee" |
| 14 | Page 60, line 32, at end insert "or paragraph 64D" |
| 15 | Page 60, line 34, at end insert— |
| | "Greater London Committee |
| | 31A (1) The Commission shall establish a decision-making committee to be known as the Greater London Committee. |
| (2) | The Commission shall ensure that the Greater London Committee is established before any of sections 8 to 13 come into force (to any extent). |
| | 31B The Commission shall appoint as the Chairman of the Greater London Committee a Commissioner appointed for the purpose of satisfying paragraph 2(2)(ca). |
| | 31C The Commission shall appoint each member of the Greater London Committee for a period of not less than two years or more than five years, subject to the possibilities of— |
| (b) | dismissal in accordance with the terms of appointment. |
| | 31D The Commission shall, in appointing members of the Greater London Committee, ensure that the Committee includes— |
| (a) | persons no fewer than half of whom have personal or direct experience of one or more of the causes of discrimination or prejudice referred to in sections 10 and 11(2), |
| (b) | not less than one person who is (or has been) a disabled person, |
| (c) | persons no fewer than one half of whom are women, and |
| (d) | persons no fewer than one half of whom are from a black or other ethnic minority background. |
| | 31E The Greater London Committee shall advise the Commission about the exercise of its functions in so far as they affect Greater London. |
| | 31F Before exercising a function in a manner which in the opinion of the Commission is likely to affect persons in Greater London, the Commission shall consult the Greater London Committee. |
| | 31G (1) The power under section 14— |
| (a) | shall be treated by virtue of this paragraph as having been delegated by the Commission to the Greater London Committee in so far as its exercise, in the opinion of the Commission, affects Greater London, and |
| (b) | to that extent shall not be exercisable by the Commission. |
| (2) | Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the power under section 14 in so far as it is treated as delegated to the Disability Committee in accordance with paragraph 52. |
| (3) | Sub-paragraph (1) shall not prevent the Commission from making arrangements under section 14(1)(d) or (e) for the provision of advice or guidance to persons anywhere in Great Britain. |
| | 31H (1) The power under section 12(2)(c)— |
| (a) | shall be treated by virtue of this paragraph as having been delegated by the Commission to the Greater London Committee in so far as it concerns the giving of advice to devolved government about enactments which, in the opinion of the Commission, affect only Greater London, and |
| (b) | to that extent shall not be exercisable by the Commission. |
| (2) | The power under section 12(2)(d)— |
| (a) | shall be treated by virtue of this paragraph as having been delegated by the Commission to the Greater London Committee in so far as it concerns the giving of advice to devolved government about proposed changes in the law which, in the opinion of the Commission, would affect only Greater London, and |
| (b) | to that extent shall not be exercisable by the Commission. |
| (3) | Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the power under section 12(2)(c) and (d) in so far as they are treated as delegated to the Disability Committee in accordance with paragraph 52. |
| | 31I In allocating its resources the Commission shall ensure that the Greater London Committee receives a share sufficient to enable it to exercise its functions." |
| | THE LORD FALCONER OF THOROTON |
| 16 | Page 62, line 20, leave out "appropriate" and insert "reasonably sufficient" |
| 17 | Page 63, line 17, at end insert— |
| "(3) | The Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the Commission is under as few constraints as reasonably possible in determining— |
| 18 | Page 64, line 19, leave out from "before" to end of line 21 and insert "either section 8 or section 11, in so far as they relate to disability, comes into force (to any extent)." |
| | THE LORD OUSELEY
THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN
THE LORD ADEBOWALE |
| 19 | Page 64, line 21, leave out "10" and insert "11, in so far as it relates to disability" |
| | THE LORD FALCONER OF THOROTON |
| 20 | Page 65, line 9, leave out "20" and insert "21, in so far as it relates to disability" |
| 21 | Page 65, line 13, leave out "10" and insert "11" |
| 22 | Page 65, line 13, after "it" insert "relates to disability and" |
| | THE LORD OUSELEY
THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN
THE LORD ADEBOWALE |
| 23 | Page 65, line 19, leave out from beginning to end of line 20 |
| | THE LORD FALCONER OF THOROTON |
| 24 | Page 65, line 23, leave out "section 10 above" and insert "sections 8 and 11 above, in so far as they relate to disability." |
| | THE LORD OUSELEY
THE BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN
THE LORD ADEBOWALE |
| 25 | Page 65, line 27, at end insert— |
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