I beg to move amendment 105, in schedule 4, page 206, line 40, at end insert—

“An ambulance trust in England

Duty Manager of Ambulance Trust Control Rooms

All

(g)”

This amendment and amendments 106 and 108 replace the existing entry for ambulance trusts in England with a new entry containing a revised definition for such trusts and restricting the purposes for which data may be obtained.

With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 106 to 108.

Welcome to the Chair, Ms Dorries.

The amendments make minor changes to schedule 4. As has already been said, schedule 4 lists the public authorities that are able to acquire communications data, the types of communications that they are able to acquire and the statutory purposes for which they can do so. Amendment 105 adds a new entry for ambulance trusts in England, amendment 106 removes the existing entry and amendment 108 introduces the definition of an ambulance trust. The changes make the definition of ambulance trusts consistent with the definition in the Policing and Crime Bill.

The amendments also remove purpose (b) in clause 53(7) from the purposes for which ambulance trusts can acquire communications data, because ambulance trusts obviously do not need to acquire communications data for the purpose of the prevention or detection of crime. In the same vein, amendment 107 restricts the purposes that the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board can use to acquire communications data, consistent with the purposes for English fire and rescue authorities. These are uncontentious amendments designed to make the Bill consistent and coherent.

Amendment 105 agreed to.

Amendments made: 106, in schedule 4, page 207, leave out lines 24 to 35.

See the explanatory statement for amendment 105.

Amendment 107, in schedule 4, page 207, line 39, leave out—

“Group Manager (Control)

All

(b) and (d)”

This amendment prevents the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board from obtaining data for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder, or in the interests of public safety.

Amendment 108, in schedule 4, page 208, line 10, after “Schedule” insert “—

“ambulance trust in England” means—

(a) an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are in England and which provides ambulance services, or

(b) an NHS foundation trust which provides such services,”.—(Mr Hayes.)

See the explanatory statement for amendment 105.

Question put, That the schedule, as amended, be the Fourth schedule to the Bill.

The Committee divided:

Ayes 9, Noes 2.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Schedule 4, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 62