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| 807, 809-10, 847-70, 871-72 and 875-77 |
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| Crime and Courts Bill [Lords], As Amended |
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| | New offence of child maltreatment |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to persons under |
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| | 16) is hereby repealed and replaced as follows— |
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| | (1) | It is an offence for a person who has attained the age of 16 years with |
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| | responsibility for a child intentionally or recklessly to subject that child |
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| | or allow that child to be subjected to maltreatment, whether by act or |
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| | omission, such that the child suffers, or is likely to suffer, significant |
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| | (2) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | (a) | “recklessly” shall mean that a person with responsibility for a |
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| | child foresaw a risk that an act or omission regarding that child |
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| | would be likely to result in significant harm, but nonetheless |
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| | unreasonably took that risk; |
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| | (b) | “responsibility” shall be as defined in section 17; |
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| | (c) | “maltreatment” includes— |
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| | (i) | neglect (including abandonment); |
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| | (d) | “harm” means the impairment of— |
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| | (i) | physical or mental health; or |
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| | (ii) | physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural |
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| | (3) | Where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant |
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| | turns on the child’s health or development, that child’s health or |
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| | development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be |
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| | expected of a similar child.”.’. |
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| Page 38, line 11 [Clause 37], at end insert— |
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| | ‘(6A) | In section 50(2) (Procedure) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act |
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| | 2006, after paragraph (c) the following shall be inserted— |
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| | “(d) | may require an immigration officer to take reasonable action to |
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| | obtain from the applicant additional relevant information or |
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| | documents they they consider not to be included in the original |
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| | application before a decision is taken. |
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| | (e) | must make provision for an immigration officer to contact the |
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| | applicant with regard to the form, documents, information or fee |
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| | specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).”. |
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| | (6B) | The Government will report annually to Parliament on the number of times an |
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| | immigration officer has been required to obtain additional relevant information |
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| | not included in the original application. |
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| | (6C) | The Government will report annually to Parliament on the number of appeals |
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| | against refusal entry clearance to visit the UK that are refused due to the non- |
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| | submission of relevant information or documents.’. |
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| | Power of arrest for immigration compliance officers |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In the course of their duties, a compliance officer may arrest without warrant a |
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| | (a) | in breach of the conditions of their leave to enter; |
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| | (b) | in breach of the conditions of their leave to remain; |
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| | (c) | found to have entered the United Kingdom illegally. |
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| | “compliance officer” means an officer of the UK Border Agency tasked |
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| | with the approval and compliance of institutions, companies or |
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| | individuals that sponsor applications to enter in the United Kingdom as |
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| | defined by UK Border Agency guidance.’. |
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| Page 10, line 15, leave out Clause 12. |
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| Page 22, line 3 [Clause 24], at end insert— |
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| | ‘(5A) | The Lord Chancellor must, by regulation, in statutory instrument of which a draft |
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| | has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, |
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| | provide the amount of any costs for services carried out for the purposes of |
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| Page 23, line 11 [Clause 25], leave out ‘person’ and insert ‘civil servant’. |
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| Page 24, line 1 [Clause 25], leave out paragraph (3). |
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| Page 277, line 5 [Schedule 15], at end insert— |
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| | (1) | That contracts made by the Secretary of State for the supervision of offenders |
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| | shall require the provider to make appropriate provision for the delivery of |
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| | services to female offenders. |
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| | (2) | Appropriate provision under sub-paragraph (1) shall include provision to |
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| | participate in programmes designed to change offending behaviour with the |
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| | particular circumstances of women in mind. |
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| | (3) | That the Secretary of State shall in each year— |
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| | (a) | publish a strategy for the delivery of appropriate and effective services |
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| | for female offenders in the criminal justice system; |
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| | (b) | report to Parliament on progress made in the delivery of appropriate |
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| | and effective services to female offenders.’. |
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| Page 224, line 42 [Schedule 13], at end insert ‘Each of the Lord Chancellor and the |
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| Lord Chief Justice must at all times engage in a programme of action which is designed— |
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| | (a) | to secure, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, that |
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| | appointments to listed judicial offices are such that those holding such |
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| | offices are reflective of the community in England and Wales; |
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| | (b) | to require the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England |
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| | and Wales, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, to secure that |
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| | a range of persons reflective of the community in England and Wales |
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| | is available for consideration by the Judicial Appointments |
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