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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | 807, 809-10, 847-70, 871-72 and 875-77 and 897-900 |
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| | Crime and Courts Bill [Lords], As Amended |
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| | | Court arrangements for very vulnerable witnesses |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must make arrangements for specialist courts for very |
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| | | (2) | A specialist court for very vulnerable witnesses will consist of a partnership |
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| | | programme within the criminal court structure. |
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| | | (3) | In establishing the specialist court, the Secretary of State must involve the |
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| | | (c) | the Crown Prosecution Service; |
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| | | (e) | witness support services; |
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| | | (f) | victim support services; and |
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| | | (g) | any other speciailist services that the Secretary of State deems |
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| | | (4) | In cases where there is a very vulnerable witness— |
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| | | (a) | no judge can sit on the case unless he has taken part in appropriate |
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| | | training provided by the Judicial College; |
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| | | (b) | a single court usher, who has taken part in appropriate training provided |
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| | | by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service, must be assigned to the |
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| | | witness throughout their time at court; |
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| | | (c) | the case will be assigned to a court with all necessary facilities to offer |
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| | | the full range of special measures set out in sections (23) to (30) of the |
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| | | Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999; |
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| | | (d) | before allocating time for trials the court must take into account the |
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| | | impact of delays on very vulnerable witnesses; and |
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| | | (e) | the services of independent sexual violence advisors must be offered to |
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| | | very vulnerable witnesses. |
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| | | (5) | The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice giving guidance about court |
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| | | arrangements for very vulnerable witnesses, which must be published, and may |
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| | | be revised from time to time. |
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| | | (6) | Before issuing or revising a code under subsection (3), the Secretary of State must |
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| | | lay a copy before each House of Parliament for approval within a 40 day period. |
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| | | (7) | For the purposes of this section— |
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| | | “very vulnerable witness” includes the victim in a case of child sexual |
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| | | “independent sexual violence advisers” are victims-focused advocates who |
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| | | work with victims of recent and historic serious sexual crimes to enable |
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| | | them to access the services they need in the aftermath of the abuse they |
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| | | Provision of intermediaries for very vulnerable witnesses |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must provide for intermediaries to be assigned to very |
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| | | vulnerable witnesses in all court cases. |
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| | | (2) | In the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, after section 29 there is |
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| | | “29A | Intermediaries for very vulnerable witnesses |
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| | | (1) | A special measures direction must be made to provide for any |
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| | | examination of a very vulnerable witness (however and wherever |
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| | | conducted to be conducted through an interpreter or other person |
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| | | approved by the court for the purposes of this section (“an |
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| | | (2) | In addition to the functions set out in subsection 29(2), an intermediary |
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| | | must be assigned to very a vulnerable witness through their whole |
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| | | experience before, during and after court. |
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| | | (3) | For the purposes of this section, “very vulnerable witness” has the same |
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| | | meaning as defined in section [Court arrangements for very vulnerable |
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| | | witnesses] (5) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.”.’. |
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| | Page 11, line 1, leave out Clause 13. |
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| | Page 21, line 25 [Clause 24], leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Page 278, line 13 [Schedule 15], at end add— |
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| | | Reorganisation of the National Probation Service |
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| | | (1) | The Offender Management Act 2007 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | After section 15 insert— |
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| | | “15A | Power to reorganise the National Probation Service |
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| | | (1) | Any plans to reorganise the Probation Service for England and |
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| | | Wales must be instituted by regulations. |
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| | | (2) | Regulations under subsection (1) shall be subject to the affirmative |
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| | | resolution procedure of each House of Parliament.”.’. |
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