Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment (a) thereto, after 'detention', insert ‘by an immigration officer, general customs official or Customs revenue official’. Amendment (b), thereto, leave out ‘for any period’ and insert ‘for not longer than six hours’. Amendment 9, in clause 3, page 3, line 35, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— ‘(a) any officer transferred to the UK Border Agency from HM Revenue and Customs, or (b) any UK Border Agency employee recruited for that specific purpose,’. Amendment 18, page 3, line 36, at end insert— ‘(ba) a police officer’. Amendment 10, page 3, line 43, leave out subsection (3). Amendment 11, in clause 11, page 8, line 4, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— ‘(a) any officer transferred to the UK Border Agency from HM Revenue and Customs, or’. Amendment 12, in clause 12, page 9, line 10, leave out ‘or for a specified period,’. Amendment 13, page 9, line 11, leave out from ‘withdrawn’ to end of line 12. Government amendment 15. Amendment 20, in clause 25, page 19, line 29, at end insert— ‘(1A) The designation of short-term holding facilities must be renewed every six months.’. 14 July 2009 : Column 178 Amendment 21, in clause 28, page 22, line 27, at end insert— ‘(10A) The Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency may delegate his responsibility to inspect facilities to Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary.’. Amendment 3, in clause 30, page 24, line 9, at end insert— ‘(2B) Regulations made under subsection (1) or (2A) may make provision conferring functions on the Independent Police Complaints Commission in respect of the exercise of immigration and customs functions and the provision of services pursuant to arrangements relating to the discharge of those functions whether in the UK or overseas.’. Government amendment 16.