Equality Bill—
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Schedule 8

 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

97A*Page 156, line 9, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
97B*Page 156, line 18, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
97C*Page 157, line 16, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
97D*Page 162, line 34, leave out "or third" and insert ", third or fourth"
 

Schedule 9

 

LORD ALLI

97E*Page 165, line 3, leave out paragraph (f)
 

BARONESS O'CATHAIN

 

LORD ANDERSON OF SWANSEA

 

LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER

98Page 165, line 5, leave out "proportionate"
99Page 165, line 9, leave out "proportionate"
 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS O'CATHAIN

 

LORD ANDERSON OF SWANSEA

 

LORD BISHOP OF WINCHESTER

100Page 165, line 13, leave out sub-paragraph (8)
 

BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN

100A*Page 165, line 13, at end insert "purpose of the"
101[Withdrawn]
 

BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN

101A*Page 165, line 31, at end insert—
"(d)  A is not operating as a public authority, on behalf of a public authority or operating in relation to a contract with public authorities."
 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

102Page 167, line 2, leave out paragraph 8
103Page 167, line 13, leave out paragraph 9
 

BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN

104Page 167, line 24, at end insert—
"(   )      The Secretary of State may by regulations require employers with more than 250 employees to provide an age profile of those in employment, with particular reference to those aged 50 years and over."
 

Clause 84

 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

105Page 54, line 33, leave out paragraph (c)
 

Clause 85

 

LORD OUSELEY

106Page 55, line 10, at end insert—
"(3A)  The circumstances in which the responsible body of such a school is to be treated as harassing a pupil under subsection (3)(a) include those where—
(a)  a third party harasses a pupil, and
(b)  the responsible body of such a school failed to take such steps as would have been reasonably practicable to prevent the third party from doing so.
(3B)  Subsection (3A) does not apply unless the responsible body of such a school knows that the pupil has been harassed on at least two other occasions by a third party; and it does not matter whether the third party is the same or different person on each occasion.
(3C)  A third party—
(a)  is a person other than the responsible body of such a school or an employee of that body, and
(b)  may be one or more other pupils of the school."
 

After Clause 89

 

BARONESS TURNER OF CAMDEN

106A*Insert the following new Clause—
  "Reserved teachers at schools with a religious character
(1)  The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows.
(2)  In section 58, after subsection (3) insert—
"(3A)  The head teacher of such a school shall not, while holding the post of head teacher of the school, be a reserved teacher.""
 

Schedule 13

 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

107Page 182, line 36, leave out "requirement" and insert "and third requirements"
 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

107A*Page 182, line 36, leave out "requirement" and insert "and fourth requirements"
 

BARONESS ROYALL OF BLAISDON

108Page 183, line 4, leave out first "the" and insert "each"
 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

108A*Page 183, line 4, leave out "requirement" and insert "requirements"
108B*Page 183, line 10, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
108C*Page 183, line 17, leave out "or (5)" and insert ", (5) or (5A)"
108D*Page 183, line 19, at end insert—
"(   )  the reference in section 20(5A) to the provision of information by A is a reference to the provision of information by A or on behalf of A"
108E*Page 184, line 4, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
108F*Page 184, line 12, at end insert—
"(   )  the reference in section 20(5A) to the provision of information by A is a reference to the provision of information by A or on behalf of A"
108G*Page 184, line 20, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
108H*Page 184, line 26, at end insert—
"(   )  the reference in section 20(5A) to the provision of information by A is a reference to the provision of information by A or on behalf of A"
108J*Page 184, line 31, leave out "or third" and insert ", third or fourth"
108K*Page 184, line 38, leave out "or third" and insert ", third or fourth"
 

Schedule 15

 

LORD LOW OF DALSTON

108L*Page 187, line 15, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
108M*Page 187, line 16, leave out "or (5)" and insert ", (5) or (5A)"
108N*Page 187, line 21, leave out "and third" and insert ", third and fourth"
 

BARONESS CAMPBELL OF SURBITON

108P*Page 187, line 40, at end insert—
"(   )  A requirement of a disabled person or disabled persons alone to pay the costs which result from compliance by an association with a section 20 duty is a failure of compliance with that duty."
 

Clause 148

 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

109Page 94, line 16, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
"(   )  Subsection (1) will also apply to a person who is not a public authority but who exercises public functions except in relation to matters of employment."
110Page 94, line 37, at end insert—
"(   )  A public authority must collect and publish annually data showing, in the exercise of its functions, the exent to which it has succeeded in meeting the requirements of subsection (1)."
 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

111Page 95, line 3, at end insert—
 "but subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the protected characteristic of religion or belief."
 

Schedule 18

 

LORD LESTER OF HERNE HILL

112Page 195, line 32, leave out ", race or religion or belief" and insert "or race"
 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

113Page 196, line 31, at end insert—
"(   )  persons involved in the commissioning, content and broadcast of programmes"
114Page 196, line 38, at end insert—
"(   )  a function in connection with commissioning, content and broadcast of programmes"
 

Schedule 19

 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

115Page 198, line 37, at end insert—
 "The relevant qualifications regulator (The Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator—Ofqual)."
 

Clause 158

 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

116Page 100, line 28, leave out "reasonably thinks" and insert "can demonstrate"
117Page 100, line 42, leave out "as qualified as" and insert "equally qualified to"
118Page 100, line 42, leave out "to be recruited or promoted, and"
 The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 158 stand part of the Bill.
 

After Clause 158

 

BARONESS KNIGHT OF COLLINGTREE

119Insert the following new Clause—
  "Positive action: age and disability
(1)  Nothing in this Act shall prevent the taking of such measures as are specified in subsection (2) in order to facilitate the integration into employment, either generally or in particular areas or a particular workplace, of—
(a)  persons who have attained the age of 50 years, or
(b)  persons with a disability or any class or description of such persons.
(2)  The measures mentioned in subsection (1) are those intended to reduce or eliminate the effects of discrimination against any of the persons referred to in paragaphs (a) and (b) of that subsection."
 

LORD ALLI

119A*Insert the following new Clause—
  "Civil partnerships
  The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows—
(a)  section 2(5) is omitted;
(b)  section 6(1)(b) is omitted;
(c)  section 6(2) is omitted;
(d)  section 93(3) is omitted;
(e)  section 137(5) is omitted."
 

After Clause 159

 

BARONESS WARSI

 

BARONESS MORRIS OF BOLTON

120Insert the following new Clause—
  "Private hire vehicle accessibility regulations
(1)  The Secetary of State may make regulations (in this section referred to as "private hire vehicle accessibility regulations") for securing that it is possible for disabled persons—
(a)  to get into and out of private hire vehicles in safety;
(b)  to do so while in wheelchairs;
(c)  to travel in private hire vehicles in safety and reasonable comfort;
(d)  to do so while in wheelchairs.
(2)  The regulations may, in particular, require a regulated private hire vehicle to conform with provision as to—
(a)  the size of a door opening for the use of passengers;
(b)  the floor area of the passenger compartment;
(c)  the amount of headroom in the passenger compartment;
(d)  the fitting of restraining devices designed to ensure the stability of a wheelchair while the private hire vehicle is moving.
(3)  The regulations may also—
(a)  require the driver of a regulated private hire vehicle which is plying for hire, or which has been hired, to comply with provisions as to the carrying of ramps of other devices designed to facilitate the loading and unloading of wheelchairs;
(b)  require the driver of a regulated private hire vehicle in which a disabled person is being carried while in a wheelchair to comply with provisions as to the position in which the wheelchair is to be secured.
(4)  The driver of a regulated private hire vehicle which is plying for hire or has been hired commits an offence—
(a)  by failing to comply with a requirement of the regulations, or
(b)  if the private hire vehicle fails to conform with any provision of the regulations with which it is required to conform.
(5)  A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6)  In this section—
 "passenger compartment" has such meaning as is specified in private hire vehicle accessibility regulations;
 "regulated private hire vehicle" means a private hire vehicle to which private hire accessibility regulations are expressed to apply."

 
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