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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the use of compromise and settlement agreements in schools where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns, misconduct or professional standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the use of compromise and settlement agreements in schools where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns, misconduct or professional standards.
All schools and colleges must have regard to the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory safeguarding guidance. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2.
Part four provides clear guidance on how safeguarding concerns and allegations against staff should be managed, including reporting, investigations, referrals and record keeping.
KCSIE is clear that safeguarding responsibilities apply regardless of any settlement or compromise agreement. Paragraphs 492 to 497 state that such agreements should not be used where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns or allegations that may meet the harm threshold. They must not prevent employers from carrying out appropriate investigations, maintaining accurate records, providing factual references or fulfilling statutory duties, including referrals to the Disclosure and Barring Service and, where appropriate, the Teaching Regulation Agency.
The department keeps KCSIE under review to see where clarification or strengthening is needed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what routes to financial redress are available to people who incur losses as a result of misconduct by an insolvency practitioner; and whether the Department has assessed the affordability of accessing those routes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what routes to financial redress are available to people who incur losses as a result of misconduct by an insolvency practitioner; and whether the Department has assessed the affordability of accessing those routes.
The Insolvency Practitioner Complaints Gateway plays an important role in maintaining confidence in the insolvency regulatory framework. The complaints system provides a means of investigating concerns about the professional conduct of insolvency practitioners and, where appropriate, taking disciplinary action.
The regulatory process is distinct from determining legal disputes or providing financial redress. Where action is taken by an insolvency practitioner on behalf of an insolvent estate, it is for the courts to determine the outcome of legal disputes and whether financial redress is appropriate.
The Department has no plans to change the frameworks for financial redress where losses have been incurred as a result of misconduct by an insolvency practitioner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation to restore the power of local authorities in England to suspend councillors for serious breaches of the code of conduct.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation to restore the power of local authorities in England to suspend councillors for serious breaches of the code of conduct.
The Government published last November its response to a consultation on a whole system reform of the standards framework and set out our commitment to legislate. Proposals for reform include the introduction of powers to suspend councillors for serious code of conduct breaches.
The Government will legislate on these reforms when Parliamentary time allows.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of regulatory enforcement actions for misconduct taken against a) administrators and b) insolvency practitioners in the 2025 and the first half year of 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of regulatory enforcement actions for misconduct taken against a) administrators and b) insolvency practitioners in the 2025 and the first half year of 2026.
The Recognised Professional Bodies (RPBs) are responsible for regulating the insolvency practitioners they authorise, including those acting as administrators.
The Insolvency Service monitors the effectiveness of the regulatory framework through its oversight of the RPBs. Data on regulatory and disciplinary activity undertaken by the RPBs is published in the Insolvency Service’s annual review of insolvency practitioner regulation.
The Insolvency Service has not made a separate assessment of the number of regulatory enforcement actions or investigations for misconduct taken against administrators or insolvency practitioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of regulatory enforcement investigations of misconduct taken against a) administrators and b) insolvency practitioners in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of regulatory enforcement investigations of misconduct taken against a) administrators and b) insolvency practitioners in the last three years.
The Recognised Professional Bodies (RPBs) are responsible for regulating the insolvency practitioners they authorise, including those acting as administrators.
The Insolvency Service monitors the effectiveness of the regulatory framework through its oversight of the RPBs. Data on regulatory and disciplinary activity undertaken by the RPBs is published in the Insolvency Service’s annual review of insolvency practitioner regulation.
The Insolvency Service has not made a separate assessment of the number of regulatory enforcement actions or investigations for misconduct taken against administrators or insolvency practitioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the new supported housing licensing regime enables Birmingham City Council to prevent individuals responsible for serious breaches of standards from operating through a different provider or managing agent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the new supported housing licensing regime enables Birmingham City Council to prevent individuals responsible for serious breaches of standards from operating through a different provider or managing agent.
Supported housing provides a vital service, helping some of the most vulnerable people in society to live as independently as possible. The government is clear that all supported housing should be of good quality and provide the support residents need.
We are implementing the measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act to raise standards and drive out the minority of poor providers taking advantage of the Housing Benefit system whilst providing little or no support to residents. On 15 October we took the next step in implementing the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act by publishing a consultation on draft regulations, which will close on 10 December. The licensing regulations will be laid early next year following the analysis and consideration of consultation responses. We expect licensing to be fully implemented in 2027/28.
We will assess the requirement for new burdens funding for establishing local supported housing licensing schemes, and make an announcement in due course. This will be in addition to the £39 million new burdens funding already provided in respect of the new duty to develop local supported housing strategies.
Detail of the supported housing licensing regime is set out in the current consultation, and includes the enforcement of licensing conditions, offences and penalties that will be applied. The requirement to be licensed will apply to the person managing or in control of supported housing.
The government does not hold data on the prevalence of supported housing in individual areas. The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 places a requirement on all local authorities to conduct a review of supported housing provision, and funding for this to be carried out has been allocated. The government has set out in guidance what data we intend to collect.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by former UN special rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards regarding alleged anti-Israel bias and inconsistent standards among UN human rights experts; and whether they intend to make representations to the UN concerning the impartiality and professional...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by former UN special rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards regarding alleged anti-Israel bias and inconsistent standards among UN human rights experts; and whether they intend to make representations to the UN concerning the impartiality and professional...
I. Report by the Secretary of State on Fire and Rescue Authorities’ Compliance with the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England. 9p. II. Letter dated 26/10/2026 from Angela Rayner MP to Abena Oppong-Asare MP regarding the above. 2p.
I. Report by the Secretary of State on Fire and Rescue Authorities’ Compliance with the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England. 9p. II. Letter dated 26/10/2026 from Angela Rayner MP to Abena Oppong-Asare MP regarding the above. 2p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to encourage (a) an impartial inquiry into allegations of prosecutorial corruption and misconduct and (b) independent monitoring of proceedings before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, in the context of the Home Office report, Report of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to encourage (a) an impartial inquiry into allegations of prosecutorial corruption and misconduct and (b) independent monitoring of proceedings before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, in the context of the Home Office report, Report of...
Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 13 to 16 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clauses 17 to 19 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to. Clause 20, as amended, agreed to. Schedule 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 21 to 23 agreed to. Clauses 24 and 25, as amended, agreed to. Clause 26 agreed to. Clause 27, as amended, agreed to. Clause 28 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 60).
Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 13 to 16 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clauses 17 to 19 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to. Clause 20, as amended, agreed to. Schedule 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 21 to 23 agreed to. Clauses 24 and 25, as amended, agreed...
Moved by
Lord Anderson of Ipswich
81: Clause 13, page 14, line 28, after “office” insert “with the intent”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment removes an ambiguity in Clause 13 and clarifies, as recommended by the Law Commission, that the offence can be committed even where no benefit is obtained or detriment is suffered,...
Moved by
Lord Anderson of Ipswich
81: Clause 13, page 14, line 28, after “office” insert “with the intent”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment removes an ambiguity in Clause 13 and clarifies, as recommended by the Law Commission, that the offence can be committed even where no benefit is obtained or detriment is suffered,...
My Lords, we move on to Part 3 of the Bill, and I rise to speak to the first four amendments in this group, which concern misconduct in public office. I am grateful to the Minister, once again, for discussing them with me, as he promised to do.
This Government are...
My Lords, we move on to Part 3 of the Bill, and I rise to speak to the first four amendments in this group, which concern misconduct in public office. I am grateful to the Minister, once again, for discussing them with me, as he promised to do.
This Government are...
My Lords, I have put my name to the four amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich. I support the points he made. Words really matter, and particularly when one is seeking to put a common-law offence into statute, as we are doing here, great...
My Lords, I have put my name to the four amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich. I support the points he made. Words really matter, and particularly when one is seeking to put a common-law offence into statute, as we are doing here, great...
My Lords, I entirely agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, have said and endorse the reasons they have given.
My Lords, I entirely agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, have said and endorse the reasons they have given.
My Lords, I have a number of amendments in the group, and I begin with my Amendment 93. It is a modest amendment, but it addresses what I believe to be an important gap in the Bill. Its purpose is straightforward: to ensure that the new offences of seriously improper...
My Lords, I have a number of amendments in the group, and I begin with my Amendment 93. It is a modest amendment, but it addresses what I believe to be an important gap in the Bill. Its purpose is straightforward: to ensure that the new offences of seriously improper...
My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 91 and 144, also signed by my noble friend Lady Hamwee, in this group. I also signed Amendments 87, 90, 92 and 94, tabled by my noble friend Lord Marks, whom I will leave to speak to them; obviously, I support them.
Amendments 91 and...
My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 91 and 144, also signed by my noble friend Lady Hamwee, in this group. I also signed Amendments 87, 90, 92 and 94, tabled by my noble friend Lord Marks, whom I will leave to speak to them; obviously, I support them.
Amendments 91 and...
My Lords, all the amendments to Clause 13 in this group tidy up, rationalise and clarify the important new misconduct in public office offence. As the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, explained, Amendments 81, 83 and 84 make it clear that it is the intent that matters and that it is...
My Lords, all the amendments to Clause 13 in this group tidy up, rationalise and clarify the important new misconduct in public office offence. As the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, explained, Amendments 81, 83 and 84 make it clear that it is the intent that matters and that it is...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for opening this debate.
A number of detailed but significant amendments have been proposed to Clause 13. In general, the Official Opposition may not have proposed this Bill in the first place, and it is of course for the Minister to respond...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for opening this debate.
A number of detailed but significant amendments have been proposed to Clause 13. In general, the Official Opposition may not have proposed this Bill in the first place, and it is of course for the Minister to respond...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. It is good that we are discussing this in prime time, rather than at 11.30 pm, or whatever it was, on Monday. It has made the debate more spirited.
I will make some preliminary remarks before I respond...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. It is good that we are discussing this in prime time, rather than at 11.30 pm, or whatever it was, on Monday. It has made the debate more spirited.
I will make some preliminary remarks before I respond...
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate in support of these amendments—all of whom are highly experienced in the realities of conducting a trial. I understand that massed ranks of lawyers are not to everyone’s taste but, in this case, given the...
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate in support of these amendments—all of whom are highly experienced in the realities of conducting a trial. I understand that massed ranks of lawyers are not to everyone’s taste but, in this case, given the...