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House of Commons

Tuesday 1 April 2014

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [11 March 2014].

Legal aid for judicial review

Mr Andy Slaughter

NC23

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State may not omit, vary, limit or change the arrangements for

legal aid pursuant to section 2 or section 9 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and

Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, in so far as those changes related to legal

services for judicial review.’.

Information and education for jurors

Mr Andy Slaughter

NC24

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Ministry of Justice shall develop a public education programme on the role

and responsibilities of jurors, to include provisions set out in this Act.

(2)
The judicial college and HCTMS shall provide information to jurors about their

obligations during jury service, to include offences under this Act.

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(3)
Jurors, on the first day of jury service, shall sign a declaration to say—

(a)
they must not undertake their own research;

(b)
they must base their verdict only on the evidence presented at court; and

(c)
they must not seek or disclose information about any case they try.’.

Mr Andy Slaughter

Dan Jarvis

169

Page  58,  line  34,  leave out Clause 58.

Mr Shailesh Vara

170

Clause  60,  page  59,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘( )
An order under this section bringing into force section (Drugs for which prisoners

etc may be tested) may appoint different days for different areas.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment enables the Secretary of State to bring into force the new clause inserted by

amendment NC21 on different days for different areas in England and Wales.

Order of the House [24 February 2014]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 1 April 2014.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

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Other Proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [11 March 2014]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 11

March) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 11 March;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 13 March;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 18 March;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 20 March;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 25 March;

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 27 March;

(g)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 1 April;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Office of the Children’s

than 9.30 am
Commissioner

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Magistrates’ Association; Howard

than 10.30 am
League for Penal Reform;

Criminal Justice Alliance

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Civitas; Standing Committee for

than 11.25 am
Youth Justice; Education Links;

John D’Abbro, New Rush Hall

School

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Public and Commercial Services

than 2.30 pm
Union; Trades Union Congress

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Prison Reform Trust; Prisoners’

than 3.15 pm
Education Trust

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Victims’ Services Alliance

than 3.45 pm

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Survivors Trust; Shelter

than 4.30 pm

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Law Commision

than 5.00 pm

Tuesday 11 March
Until no later
Law Society; Bar Council

than 6.00 pm

Thursday 13
Until no later
Liberty; JUSTICE; Public Law

March
than 12.30 pm
Project

Thursday 13
Until no later
British Board of Film

March
than 1.00 pm
Classification

Thursday 13
Until no later
Criminal Bar Association;

March
than 2.30 pm
Constitutional and Administrative

Law Bar Association

Thursday 13
Until no later
Professor Cheryl Thomas,

March
than 3.00 pm
University College London

Thursday 13
Until no later
Nick Armstrong, Matrix

March
than 4.00 pm
Chambers; Nicola Mackintosh,

Mackintosh Law; Adam Wagner,

One Crown Office Row; Michael

Fordham QC, Blackstone

Chambers

Thursday 13
Until no later
Angus Walker, Bircham Dyson

March
than 4.45 pm
Bell; Taylor Wimpey; Campaign to

Protect Rural England

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(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 5; Schedule 1; Clause 6; Schedule 2; Clauses 7

to 17; Schedule 3; Clause 18; Schedule 4; Clauses 19 to 28; Schedule 5;

Clause 29; Schedule 6; Clauses 30 to 46; Schedule 7; Clause 47; Schedule 8;

Clauses 48 to 57; new Clauses; new Schedules; Clauses 58 to 63; remaining

proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 1 April.



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