Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 273 to 279: 273: Schedule 13, page 206, line 11, at end insert— ““( ) In subsection (5)— (a) for ““a complaint”” substitute ““a matter””; (b) in paragraph (a)— (i) for ““the complaint has”” substitute ““the matter has””; (ii) for ““the person aggrieved”” substitute ““the person affected””; (iii) for ““the complaint relates”” substitute ““it relates””; (iv) for ““to investigate, and reply to, the complaint”” substitute ““to investigate the matter and to respond””; (c) in paragraph (b)— (i) for ““the complaint to be”” substitute ““the matter to be””; (ii) for ““to investigate, and reply to, the complaint”” substitute ““to investigate the matter and to respond””.”” 274: Schedule 13, page 208, line 13, at end insert— ““( ) In subsection (1)(ba), for ““any officer of the Commission,”” substitute ““any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner””.”” 275: Schedule 13, page 209, line 8, at end insert— ““8A (1) Section 33ZA (collaborative working between Local Commissioners and other Commissioners) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for ““the complaint relates partly to”” substitute ““the matters which are the subject of the investigation include””. (3) In subsection (2)— (a) for ““the person aggrieved”” substitute ““the person affected””; (b) for ““any person acting on his behalf in accordance with subsection (2) of section 27 of this Act”” substitute ““the complainant (if any)””. (4) In subsection (4), omit ““of a complaint””.”” 276: Schedule 13, page 209, line 32, leave out ““sub-paragraph (5)”” and insert ““sub-paragraphs (5) and (6)”” 277: Schedule 13, page 209, line 36, at end insert— ““Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) 11A (1) The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 is amended as follows. (2) In section 3(2A) (administrative provisions) for ““any officer or member of staff of the Commission for Local Administration in England”” substitute ““any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner, but only if the person is””. (3) In section 11 (provision for secrecy of information), in subsection (2)(aa) for ““a complaint”” substitute ““a matter””. (4) In section 11ZAA (collaborative working between Parliamentary Commissioner and other Commissioners)— (a) in subsection (3)— (i) for ““a complaint which is being investigated”” substitute ““matters which are the subject of an investigation””; (ii) for ““relates partly to”” substitute ““include””; (iii) after ““investigation”” insert ““of that matter””; (b) in subsection (4)— (i) for ““a complaint”” substitute ““a matter””; (ii) for ““the complaint”” substitute ““a complaint about the matter””; (c) in subsection (5), omit ““of a complaint””.”” 278: Schedule 13, page 209, line 39, leave out from ““officer),”” to end of line 40 and insert ““in subsection (2)— (a) after paragraph (a) insert— ““(aa) any such maladministration or failure as is mentioned in Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 (Local Commissioners), or””; (b) in paragraph (b), omit ““Part III of the Local Government Act 1974 (Local Commissioners) or””.”” 279: Schedule 13, page 209, line 43, at end insert— ““Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 (c. 46) 12A (1) The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 is amended as follows. (2) In section 15 (confidentiality of information), in subsection (1)(aa) for ““a complaint”” substitute ““a matter””. (3) In section 18ZA (collaborative working between the Commissioner and other Commissioners)— (a) in subsection (3)— (i) for ““a complaint which is being investigated”” substitute ““matters which are the subject of an investigation””; (ii) for ““relates partly to”” substitute ““include””; (iii) after ““investigation”” insert ““of that matter””; (b) in subsection (4), omit ““of a complaint””; (c) in subsection (5), for ““the interests of the complainant and of persons other than the complainant”” substitute ““the interests of the complainant (if any) and of other persons””. (4) In Schedule 1 (the English Commissioner), in paragraph 12A— (a) after ““performed by”” insert ““— (a) ””; (b) for ““the Commission for Local Administration in England”” substitute— ““(b) any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner, who is””.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. Schedule 13, as amended, agreed to.