Moved by
Lord Foster of Bath
106: Clause 7, page 8, line 15, at end insert—
“(d) coroners, medical examiners or procurators fiscal investigating the causes of deaths in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland,
(e) the Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland or the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency,
(f) bodies designated to make super-complaints on behalf of consumers pursuant to section 11 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (super-complaints to OFT),
(g) NHS England,
(h) the Royal College of Emergency Medicine,
(i) other bodies specified by the Secretary of State which play a role in representing the public interest in relation to reducing the risks presented by products,
(j) persons conducting academic research into the extent, causes or reduction of harm arising from or potentially associated with the use of products, or
(k) bodies or persons performing roles comparable to those in paragraphs (a) to (h) in this subsection in the European Union, OECD or individual member states of either of those organisations.”
Member’s explanatory statement
The amendment ensures that the information sharing provisions of the Act apply to more bodies responsible for investigating harms and deaths caused by products.