Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 30—National Partnership Scheme— ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall, within one year of the coming into force of this Act, establish a body (““the Steering Group””) to draw up a National Partnership Scheme (““the Scheme””) between local government and national government, having regard to the European Charter of Local Self Government. (2) The Steering Group shall comprise an equality of membership from central and local government, with an independent chair. (3) The Scheme must set out recommendations about the respective powers and duties of local and central government in respect of (but not limited to) community engagement and participation, service delivery, finance and functions, and may set out such other matters as the Steering Group determines. (4) The Scheme must include timetabled proposals for the transfer of functions and funding from central to local government where such transfer will— (a) be efficient and convenient, or (b) enhance local democratic accountability.’. New clause 35— Local Government Act 2003: amendment — ‘Section 99 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) (categorisation of English local authorities by reference to performance) is hereby repealed.’. Government amendments Nos. 20 to 22. Amendment No. 254, in clause 80, page 55, line 10, at end insert— ‘(m) a registered social landlord which lets or owns houses in the area of the responsible local authority and which has been notified in writing by the responsible local authority that it is a partner authority.’. Amendment No. 257, page 55, line 10, at end insert— ‘(m) Regional Offender Managers; (n) Probation Trusts and providers of probation services’. Government amendments Nos. 23 to 25. Amendment No. 255, page 55, line 32, at end insert— ‘(4A) In this section, ““house””, ““let”” and ““registered social landlord”” have the same meanings as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.’. Government amendments Nos. 26 to 28. Amendment No. 253, in clause 81, page 56, line 13, after ‘area’, insert ‘, including targets relating to energy efficiency standards and microgeneration, as defined by section 82 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) in buildings in new developments,’. Amendment No. 171, page 56, line 17, at end insert— ‘(1A) In this Chapter ““national improvement target”” means a national target for improvement designated by the Secretary of State in respect of which there shall be a maximum number of 35.’. Amendment No. 156, in clause 82, page 56, line 40, after ‘authority’, insert— ‘(ia) other non-statutory partners to the local area agreement;’. Amendment No. 248, page 56, line 41, at end insert ‘; and (iii) recognised trades unions.’. Amendment No. 172, page 57, line 3, leave out ‘and’. Amendment No. 173, page 57, line 4, at end insert— ‘(iii) the comprehensive area assessment which shall be phased in to coincide with the commencement date for this Chapter.’. Government amendment No. 92. Amendment No. 174, in clause 83, page 57, line 20,at end insert ‘only in respect of national improvement targets,’. Amendment No. 175, in clause 85, page 57, line 38, leave out ‘local’ and insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 176, page 57, line 42, leave out ‘local’ and insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 177, in clause 86, page 58,line 16, leave out ‘local’ and insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 178, page 58, line 27, leave out ‘or’. Amendment No. 179, page 58, line 28, leave out subsection (b). Amendment No. 180, page 58, line 31, at end insert— ‘(7) The responsible local authority may in its absolute discretion, with the consent of each person to whom the target in question relates, change, remove or revise a local improvement target.’. Amendment No. 195, in clause 87, page 58, line 39, leave out ‘all’ and insert ‘either’. Amendment No. 181, age 58, line 40, after ‘to’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 182, page 58, line 41, after ‘of’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 183, page 58, line 42, leave out subsection (c). Amendment No. 184, page 59, line 2, after ‘a’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 185, page 59, line 5, leave out subsection (b). Amendment No. 158, page 59, line 9, after ‘authority’, insert— ‘(ia) other non-statutory partners to the local area agreement, and’. Amendment No. 186, page 59, line 12, after ‘of’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 187, page 59, line 12, leave out ‘, or additional local improvement targets,’. Amendment No. 188, page 59, line 20, after ‘of’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 189, page 59, line 20, leave out ‘, or additional local improvement targets,’. Government amendment No. 93. Amendment No. 190, in clause 88, page 59, line 42, after ‘a’, insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 191, in clause 89, page 60, line 8, leave out ‘local’ and insert ‘national’. Government amendment No. 94. Amendment No. 157, in clause 90, page 60, line 34, after ‘authority’, insert ‘, other non-statutory partners to the local area agreement and’. Government amendment No. 95. Amendment No. 192, in clause 92, page 62, line 5, at beginning insert ‘national’. Amendment No. 194, in page 90, line 9, leave out clause 127. Government amendment No. 55.