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HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 19 details the territorial extent of the Bill. The regulation of some professions is devolved. The Bill respects the devolution settlement and the fact that professions…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 18 provides interpretation of the terms used in the Bill. It includes clear definition so that there is no ambiguity over the meaning of the Bill’s provisions and how they…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 17 sets out the parliamentary procedure for how regulations under the Bill should be made, including the situations in which legislation must be subject to the affirmative…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 16 sets out who is an appropriate national authority for the purpose of this Bill. Appropriate national authorities may make regulations where specified for the purposes…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 15 places a duty on appropriate national authorities to consult regulators who are likely to be affected by, or are otherwise considered appropriate to consult on,…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 14 protects regulators’ autonomy with regard to their ability to prevent individuals who are unfit to practise from doing so. The autonomy of regulators in determining…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I think we have made it clear with the devolved Administrations that we want to get as many agreements as we can, but we need to press on with this legislation. However, that is…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)In terms of confidence, all I can say to the hon. Gentleman is that I will continue to try. I am keen that we do everything we can as a UK Government to stretch our arms out and…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)That is exactly why we continue to discuss ahead of further stages of the Bill. As I say, we offered an amendment to provide for the duty to consult and to publish the outcome of…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for the amendment, which seeks to require the Government to consult with appropriate persons and to seek the consent of the devolved Administrations when…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The clause details the extent and limits of the powers to make regulation provided to appropriate national authorities in the Bill. It is a framework Bill. The clauses are…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)This clause ensures that regulators that are part of the Crown or act on its behalf are bound by the provisions in the Bill, and regulations made under it, in the same way as…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)This clause relates to the recognition of internationally qualified architects in the UK and the administration of the system by the profession’s regulator, the Architects…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 10 places a duty on UK regulators, when requested, to provide information to overseas regulators relating to individuals who are or have been entitled to practise the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 9 ensures that regulators in one part of the UK share information with a regulator in another part of the UK. It places a duty on UK regulators, when requested, to provide…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for the amendment, which seeks to ensure that clause 9 does not affect the establishment or operation of a common framework. A framework for the regulation…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 8 is about increasing transparency by requiring regulators of professions in all parts of the UK to publish information on entry and practise requirements. Our evidence…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 7 provides a statutory basis for the continued delivery of an assistance centre. It is an inquiry service that provides support to overseas professionals seeking to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 6 complements clause 5 by providing a power for modifications to be made to other retained EU recognition law in order to cause it to cease having any effect. It enables…18 Jan 2022HANSARDProfessional Qualifications Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)To clarify for the record, the team has taken steps forward, because there is already advice and guidance on gov.uk and a pilot grant programme is working. As I said, I will write…18 Jan 2022