Lead member
Lord Davies of Gower
Conservative, Life peer
Lords
Decision
Agreed
This amendment was agreed to. Where a member has given notice of their intention to oppose a Clause/Schedule standing part of a Bill, 'agreed' indicates that the Clause/Schedule was removed from the Bill.
Amendment text
After Clause 6
insert the following new Clause—
“Guidance
(1)
The Secretary of State may issue guidance to Transport for London about the exercise of their functions under pedicab regulations.
(2)
The guidance may, in particular, include guidance about how those functions may be exercised so as to protect children, and vulnerable individuals who are 18 or over, from harm.
(3)
The Secretary of State may revise any guidance issued under this section.
(4)
The Secretary of State must arrange for any guidance issued under this section, and any revision of it, to be published.
(5)
Transport for London, and any person authorised by them to carry out functions under pedicab regulations on their behalf, must have regard to any guidance issued under this section when exercising their functions under the regulations.
(6)
Before issuing guidance under this section the Secretary of State must consult whoever the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”
Member's explanatory statement
This clause allows the Secretary of State to give guidance to TfL about the exercise of functions under pedicab regulations. Subsection (5) requires TfL, and those authorised by TfL to exercise functions under the regulations, to have regard to the guidance when exercising functions under the regulations.