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  Protection of Freedoms Bill - Clause 66 - Alteration of test for barring decisions
  
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  @ MP voted aye to continue automatically placing those convicted of serious offences against children on the Independent Barring Board's Barred lists which enable schools etc. to find out about their history.
  @ MP voted no to stop automatically placing those convicted of serious offences against children on the Independent Barring Board's Barred lists which enable schools etc. to find out about their history.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to stop automatically placing those convicted of serious offences against children on the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/contents Independent Barring Board's Barred lists]. The barred lists enable those such as schools to find about about an individual's history.
  
  MPs were considering the Co-operative Protection of Freedoms Bill[1].  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment proposed: 111, page 49, leave out from line 32 to line 5 on page 53 and insertâ
  
  :â(1) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (inclusion subject to consideration of representations), after paragraph (b) insertâ
  
  :â(c) give the person the opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of a panel of at least two persons.â.
  
  :(2) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule (behaviour) insertâ
  
  :â(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.â.
  
  :(3) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 5 of that Schedule (risk of harm) insertâ
  
  :â(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.â.
  
  :(4) After sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 8 of that Schedule (inclusion subject to consideration of representations) after (b) insertâ
  
  :â(c) give the person the opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of a panel of at least two persons.â.
  
  :(5) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 9 of that Schedule (behaviour) insertâ
  
  :â(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.â.
  
  :(6) After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 11 of that Schedule (risk of harm) insertâ
  
  :â(2A) The right to representation must include the right to present evidence and call witnesses at an oral hearing in front of at least two persons.â.â 
  
  
  The amendment would have affected Clause 66 of the Bill[2] titled ''Alteration of test for barring decisions''.
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-12/protectionoffreedoms.html Parliament's webpage on the Protection of Freedoms Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2010-2012/0189/cbill_2010-20120189_en_9.htm#pt5-ch1-pb1-l1g66 Clause 66 of the Protection of Freedoms Bill]
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