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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twentieth sitting)These clauses set out a single set of investigatory and enforcement powers that inspectors will have to carry out their job of enforcing the list of labour market legislation in…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The amendments make essential adjustments to the Employment Rights Bill ensuring that there is a process for appropriate oversight of police powers used by officers within the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 193, schedule 7, page 147, line 2, at end insert— “( ) an officer acting for the purposes of Part 2A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996;” The effect of…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I sense that the Opposition Members are supportive of the amendments. The shadow Minister challenged me on whether there will be any more minor or consequential amendments. I…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The shadow Minister and the hon. Member for Bridgwater asked me the “how long is a piece of string?” question—that is, how often the powers will be used. The best thing I can do…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)As I said, if there is not agreement, the provisions in clauses 78, 79 and 83, which we debated last week, will come into play. On the existing framework, the powers that we have…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 104, in schedule 6, page 140, line 26, leave out “and (4)” and insert “, (4), (8) and (9)”. This amendment, and amendments 105 and 106, make further minor…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)That was quite a lengthy debate for a technical amendment. This amendment to schedule 6 will ensure continuity of function, which was one of the main points that the shadow…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The schedule sets out transitional and savings provisions. It ensures a smooth changeover from the existing enforcement framework to the new provisions introduced by the Bill.…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)It seems we have a little double act developing on the Opposition Front Bench. It reminds me a little bit of Waldorf and Statler, without the puns. Both the hon. Member for Mid…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Schedule 6 outlines consequential amendments to other legislation and will ensure consistency with the provisions introduced by the Bill. It will also ensure that our legislative…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 190, in schedule 6, page 144, line 10, at end insert— “Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 92B In Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Police, Crime,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I think both Opposition Members who spoke were supportive of the amendments, although they raised legitimate questions about why they were necessary. As the shadow Minister…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Government amendment 193 makes transitional provision in relation to the transfer of functions of officers acting for the purposes of part 2A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I believe I have already addressed the concerns raised by the hon. Member for Bridgwater on several occasions this morning, although I take his points. Amendment 203 agreed to .14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 196, in schedule 7, page 147, line 11, at end insert— “(4A) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) are subject to the remaining provisions of this Schedule (and see…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 204, in schedule 7, page 148, line 28, at end insert— “10A (1) Where— (a) a slavery and trafficking prevention order requires a person to notify the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 201, in schedule 7, page 148, line 16, at end insert— “8A “(1) This paragraph applies to information which— (a) was obtained in the course of— (i)…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 203, in schedule 7, page 148, line 20, at end insert— “9A The repeal of section 9 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (inspection) by paragraph 3 of…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Amendment 196 will ensure that there is a smooth transition in the frameworks. Amendment 198 is a transitional provision ensuring that anything done by a labour abuse prevention…14 Jan 2025