Public Services (Social Value) Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 2—Local authority strategies—"'(1) Section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (strategies for promoting wellbeing) is amended as follows.""(2) After subsection (1) insert—""““(lA) A local authority's sustainable community strategy must include—""(a) their proposals in connection with promoting engagement in social enterprise in their area; and""(b) a statement of measures proposed for enabling persons or bodies engaged in social enterprise in their area and such other persons as they consider appropriate to participate in the implementation of the proposals referred to in paragraph (a).””.""(3) After subsection (4) insert—""““(4A) For the purposes of this section a person or body is engaged in social enterprise if—""(a) the person or body is carrying on a business;""(b) the business's activities are being carried on primarily for a purpose that promotes or improves the social or environmental wellbeing of the United Kingdom, whether the purpose is pursued in relation to all or any part of the United Kingdom or all or any of the persons resident or present in it; and""(c) the greater part of any profits for distribution is applied for such a purpose.'””." New clause 3—Annual report to parliament—"'(1) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish an annual report on the operation of the Government's strategy for social enterprises in the preceding year and must lay a copy of the report before Parliament.""(2) The Secretary of State must, during the preparation of each report, consult—""(a) the National Audit Office;""(b) the Charity Commission;""(c) Co-ops UK;""(d) the National Council for Voluntary Organisations;""(e) Social Enterprise UK;""(f) the Association for Chief Executives in Voluntary Organisations;""(g) the Office for National Statistics; and""(h) such other organisations or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.""(3) Each report must include statistics on the performance of social enterprises.'." Amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 3 after first 'of', insert 'goods and'. Amendment 2, in clause 4, page 3, line 36, after 'Services (', insert 'Social Enterprise and'. Amendment 3, in title, line 1, at beginning insert—"'To require the Secretary of State and local authorities to publish strategies in connection with promoting social enterprise; to enable communities to participate in the formulation and implementation of those strategies;'." Amendment 4, in title, line 1, leave out from 'Require' to 'and' in line 2 and insert"'that public sector contracts include provisions relating to social outcomes and social value;'."