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(b)    

appoint a person with responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the

 

implementation of that strategy.’.

 


 

REMAINING NEW SCHEDULES

 

Mr Matthew Offord

 

Mike Freer

 

NS1

 

To move the following Schedule:—

 

‘Alcohol Monitoring Requirement

 

1          

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

 

2          

In section 177 (community orders)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1), after paragraph (j), insert—

 

“(ja)    

an alcohol monitoring requirement (as defined in section

 

212A),”,

 

(b)    

in subsection (2), after paragraph (g), insert “, and

 

(h)    

section 212A(2) (alcohol monitoring requirement).”.

 

3          

In section 182 (licence conditions)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1), after paragraph (f), insert—

 

“(fa)    

an alcohol monitoring requirement (as defined in section

 

212A),”,

 

(b)    

in subsection (2), after paragraph (d), insert “, and

 

(e)    

section 212A(2) (alcohol monitoring requirement).”.

 

4          

In section 185 (intermittent custody: licence conditions), in subsection (1),

 

after paragraph (d), insert “, and

 

(e)    

section 212A(2) (alcohol monitoring requirement).”.

 

5          

In section 190 (imposition of requirements by suspended sentence order)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1), after paragraph (j), insert—

 

“(ja)    

an alcohol monitoring requirement (as defined in section

 

212A),”,

 

(b)    

in subsection (2), after paragraph (g), insert “, and

 

(h)    

section 212A(2) (alcohol monitoring requirement).”.

 

(c)    

in subsection (4), after “an alcohol treatment requirement,”, insert “an

 

alcohol monitoring requirement”.

 

6          

In section 238 (power of court to recommend licence conditions), after

 

subsection (1), insert—

 

“(1A)  

That may include a recommendation that the offender should be

 

required to refrain from consuming alcohol, including a

 

requirement that the offender submit to testing.”.

 

7          

In section 250 (licence conditions), after subsection (2)(b)(ii), insert “, and

 

(iii)    

a condition requiring the prisoner to refrain from

 

consuming alcohol, including a requirement that the

 

prisoner must submit to testing.”.

 

8    (1)  

Schedule 8 (breach, revocation or amendment of community order) is

 

amended in accordance with this paragraph.


 
 

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      (2)  

In paragraph 5 (duty to give warning), in sub-paragraph (1), after the words

 

“community order”, insert “, other than a community order imposing an

 

alcohol monitoring requirement”.

 

      (3)  

After paragraph 6, insert—

 

“Breach of an alcohol monitoring requirement

 

6A  (1)  

If the responsible officer is of the opinion that the offender has

 

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with an alcohol

 

monitoring requirement—

 

(a)    

a constable may arrest the offender without warrant, and

 

(b)    

the responsible officer may cause an information to be laid

 

before a justice of the peace in respect of the failure in

 

question.

 

      (2)  

In relation to any community order which was made by the Crown

 

Court and does not include a direction that any failure to comply

 

with the requirements of the order is to be dealt with by a

 

magistrates’ court, the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to a justice of

 

the peace is to be read as a reference to the Crown Court.”.

 

9    (1)  

Schedule 12 (breach or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of

 

further conviction, is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph 4 (duty to give warning), in sub-paragraph (1), after “a suspended

 

sentence order”, insert “, other than an alcohol monitoring requirement”.

 

      (3)  

After paragraph 5, insert—

 

“Breach of an alcohol monitoring requirement

 

5A  (1)  

If the responsible officer is of the opinion that the offender has

 

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with an alcohol

 

monitoring requirement.

 

(a)    

a constable may arrest the offender without a warrant.

 

(b)    

and the responsible officer may cause an information to be

 

laid before a justice of the peace in repsect of the failure in

 

question.

 

      (2)  

In relation to any suspended sentence order which was made by the

 

Crown Court and does not include a direction that any failure to

 

comply with the requirements of the order is to be dealt with by a

 

magistrates’ court, the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to a justice of

 

the peace is to be read as a reference to the Crown Court.”.

 

10         

In Schedule 14 (persons to whom copies of requirements to be provided in

 

particular cases), after the entry for “an alcohol treatment requirement”,

 

insert—

 

“An alcohol monitoring

Any person specified under section

 
 

requirement

212A(1).”.

 
 



 
 

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Mr Matthew Offord

 

Mike Freer

 

NS2

 

To move the following Schedule:—

 

‘Youth Rehabilitation Orders: Alcohol Monitoring Requirement

 

1          

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is amended as follows.

 

2          

In section 1 (youth rehabilitation orders), after subsection (1)(n), insert—

 

“(na)    

an alcohol monitoring requirement (see paragraph 24A of that

 

Schedule),”.

 

3    (1)  

Schedule 1 (further provision about youth rehabilitation orders) is amended in

 

accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph 1 (imposition of requirements), after sub-paragraph (k), insert—

 

“(ka)    

paragraph 24A(2) (alcohol monitoring requirement), and”.

 

      (3)  

In paragraph 34(4) (provision of copies of orders), after the entry for “an

 

intoxicating substance treatment requirement)”, insert—

 

“An alcohol monitoring requirement

Any person specified under

 
  

paragraph 24A(1).”.

 
 

4    (1)  

Schedule 2 (breach, revocation or amendment of youth rehabilitation orders)

 

is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph 3(1) (duty to give warning), after “youth rehabilitiation order”,

 

insert “, other than an order imposing an alcohol monitoring requirement,”.

 

      (3)  

After paragraph 4, insert—

 

“Breach of an alcohol monitoring requirement

 

4A         

If the responsible officer is of the opinion that the offender has

 

failed without reasonable excuse to comply with an alcohol

 

monitoring requirement.

 

(a)    

a constable may arrest the offender without a warrant, and

 

(b)    

the responsible officer may cause an information to be laid

 

before a justice of the peace in respect of the failure in

 

question.

 

      (4)  

In paragraph 21(1) (warrants) after “by virtue of this Schedule”, insert “or

 

under paragraph 4A”.’.

 


 

AMENDMENTS TO PARTS 3 AND 4

 

Tom Brake

 

Mike Crockart

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

144

 

Page  39,  line  30  [Clause  54],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The court has a duty when passing a sentence of imprisonment for a term not

 

exceeding six months only to pass said sentence where the court considers that no

 

other method of dealing with the person is appropriate and must—


 
 

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(a)    

state its reasons for the opinion that no other method of dealing with the

 

person is appropriate, and

 

(b)    

have those reasons entered in the record of the proceedings.’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

75

 

Page  47,  line  36  [Clause  65],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 322 of that Act (financial penalty enforcement orders), in the definition

 

of “financial penalty” in subsection (4), after “including” insert “a fine imposed

 

by the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court under paragraph 10(1)(aa) of

 

Schedule 8 to the 2003 Act by virtue of section 184 and Part 2 of Schedule 5

 

(breach etc of overseas community order) or”.’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

76

 

Page  48,  line  2  [Clause  65],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Part 2 of Schedule 5 to that Act (breach, revocation and amendment of overseas

 

community orders) is amended as follows.’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

77

 

Page  48,  line  3  [Clause  65],  leave out from ‘In’ to ‘paragraph’ in line 4.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

78

 

Page  48,  line  6  [Clause  65],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

After paragraph 14 insert—

 

“14A (1)  

The following provisions apply where the Court Martial or the Service

 

Civilian Court imposes a fine under paragraph 10(1)(aa) of that

 

Schedule as applied by this Part of this Schedule.

 

      (2)  

Section 251 of this Act (power to order payment of fine by

 

instalments) applies in relation to the fine as it applies in relation to a

 

fine imposed by a court for a service offence.

 

      (3)  

Where the offender is aged under 18 when the fine is imposed and has

 

a service parent or service guardian (within the meaning of section 268

 

of this Act), subsections (2) to (4) of that section (payment of fine by

 

service parent or service guardian) apply in relation to the fine as they

 

apply in relation to a fine imposed in the circumstances mentioned in

 

subsection (1) of that section.

 

      (4)  

In the application of subsection (2) of section 268 by virtue of sub-

 

paragraph (3) of this paragraph, the reference in that subsection to the

 

time of conviction is to be read as a reference to the time the fine is

 

imposed.


 
 

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      (5)  

Section 269(2) of this Act (power of court to make financial statement

 

order before making order under section 268) does not apply in

 

relation to an order under section 268 which is made by virtue of sub-

 

paragraph (3) of this paragraph.”’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

106

 

Page  52,  line  22,  leave out Clause 68.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

107

 

Page  58,  line  16  [Clause  77],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

108

 

Page  59,  line  17  [Clause  78],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

109

 

Page  61,  line  25  [Clause  81],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

110

 

Page  62,  line  21  [Clause  82],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

111

 

Page  63,  line  41  [Clause  83],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 



 
 

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Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

112

 

Page  64,  line  38  [Clause  84],  leave out ‘twelve’ and insert ‘fourteen’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

3

 

Page  75,  line  16  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)

 

Act 2000’ and insert ‘Sentencing Act’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

4

 

Page  75,  line  19  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)

 

Act 2000)’ and insert ‘Sentencing Act)’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

5

 

Page  75,  line  37  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘recommends’ and insert ‘directs’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

6

 

Page  75,  line  39  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘recommendation’ and insert ‘direction’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

7

 

Page  76,  line  32  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘recommends’ and insert ‘directs’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

8

 

Page  76,  line  34  [Clause  96],  leave out ‘recommendation’ and insert ‘direction’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

9

 

Page  79,  line  39  [Clause  98],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 256(1) (review by the Board)—

 

(a)    

for “recommend” substitute “direct”;

 

(b)    

for “recommendation” substitute “direction”.

 

( )    

In section 256A (further review)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (4)(a), for “recommending” substitute “directing”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (4)(c), for “recommendation” substitute “direction”;


 
 

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(c)    

in subsection (5), for “recommendation” (in both places) substitute

 

“direction”.’.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

28

 

Page  86,  line  5  [Clause  104],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

29

 

Page  86,  line  25  [Clause  104],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

30

 

Page  86,  line  30  [Clause  104],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

31

 

Page  86  [Clause  104],  leave out lines 41 and 42.

 


 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

32

 

Page  87,  line  12  [Clause  105],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

33

 

Page  87,  line  27  [Clause  105],  after ‘6B’ insert ‘, 6BA’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

34

 

Page  87,  line  30  [Clause  105],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

35

 

Page  87,  line  33  [Clause  105],  leave out ‘transported’ and insert ‘taken’.

 

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

 

36

 

Page  87,  line  33  [Clause  105],  leave out ‘the relevant area’ and insert ‘Great

 

Britain’.


 
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