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force, the maximum term of imprisonment on summary conviction should change from 6 months to

 

12 months (not 51 weeks, which is appropriate for summary-only offences).

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

23

 

Schedule  4,  page  81,  line  29,   leave out ‘In section 15(3)(d) (funding of Local

 

Safeguarding Children Boards)’ and insert ‘In section 15(3) (funding of Local

 

Safeguarding Children Boards)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (c), after “principal of a” insert “directly managed”, and

 

(b)    

in paragraph (d),’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment provides that, where the principal of a secure college is a Board partner of the

 

authority that established a Local Safeguarding Children Board, the Secretary of State is only a

 

person who may make payments towards expenditure incurred by the Board if the college is

 

directly managed, rather than contracted-out.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

24

 

Schedule  4,  page  81,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘32A      

In section 33(3) (funding of Local Safeguarding Children Boards in Wales)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (c), after “principal of a” insert “directly managed”, and

 

(b)    

in paragraph (d), after “or prison” insert “or the principal of a

 

contracted-out secure college”.’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

25

 

Schedule  4,  page  81,  line  33,  after ‘references’ insert ‘to a directly managed secure

 

college and’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

26

 

Schedule  4,  page  81,  line  34,  leave out ‘such a’ and insert ‘a contracted-out,’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

27

 

Schedule  4,  page  81,  line  35,  leave out ‘1’ and insert ‘27’.

 


 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

47

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  12,  leave out ‘single’ and insert ‘two’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

48

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  23,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘( )    

In subsection (3), for “The” substitute “Where a relevant prosecutor issues a

 

written charge and a requisition, the”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment and amendment 49 provide that prosecutors must serve a copy of a single justice

 

procedure notice on a designated officer for a magistrates’ court (the person responsible for


 
 

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administering the process) and not a specific court. This is to facilitate cases started in this way

 

being dealt with in any magistrates’ court.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

49

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘“(3ZA)    

Where a relevant prosecutor issues a written charge and a single justice procedure

 

notice, the written charge and notice must be served on the person concerned, and

 

a copy of both must be served on the designated officer specified in the notice.’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

50

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  29,  leave out first ‘the’ and insert ‘a’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequential on amendments 48 and 49.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

51

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  24,  line  5,  after ‘issue’ insert ‘written charges,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment and amendment 52 make clear that an order authorising a prosecutor to issue

 

requisitions and single justice procedure notices, or just single justice procedure notices, will also

 

authorise the issue of written charges.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

52

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  24,  line  7,  after ‘only’ insert ‘written charges and’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

39

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  24,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(11)    

No offences shall be triable under this procedure unless specified in regulations

 

made by the Secretary of State and of which a draft has been laid before, and

 

approved by each House of Parliament.’.

 


 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

53

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  25,  line  27,  leave out ‘for the magistrates’ court’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment and amendments 54, 54A, 55, 56 and 60 make clear that a single justice

 

procedure notice will identify a designated officer for a magistrates’ court (the person responsible

 

for administering the process), rather than a specific magistrates’ court, and that any magistrates’

 

court may deal with a case started in this way.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

40

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  25,  leave out lines 27 to 32.


 
 

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Mr Andy Slaughter

 

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Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  25,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

a submission from the DVLA to inform the court of any penalty points

 

endorsed on the defendant’s driver record.’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

54

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  2,  leave out ‘for the magistrates’ court’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

42

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  leave out lines 5 and 6.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

43

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  7,  leave out from ‘parties’ to end.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

54A

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  leave out lines 15 to 17 and insert—

 

‘( )    

Any magistrates’ court may try a written charge in accordance with subsections

 

(3) to (8), whether or not its designated officer is specified in the single justice

 

procedure notice.’.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

44

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(12)    

Prior to a paper procedure the court must publish the cases to which it will apply

 

and when it will take place, and

 

(13)    

Following a paper procedure the court must publish the outcome.’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

55

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  27,  leave out ‘for the magistrates’ court’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

56

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  26,  line  33,  leave out from ‘court’ to ‘must’ in line 34 and insert

 

‘dealing with the matter’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

57

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  27,  line  24,  leave out from ‘be)’ to end of line 28.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment removes a provision treating a magistrates’ court issuing a summons under new

 

sections 16B and 16C and the court specified in the summons as being in the same local justice

 

area.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

58

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  27,  line  31,  leave out from ‘before’ to ‘and’ in line 33 and insert ‘a

 

magistrates’ court for the purpose specified in the earlier summons;’.


 
 

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Member’s explanatory statement

 

New section 16D(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, inserted by clause 26, provides that,

 

following the issue of a summons under new section 16B or 16C, a justice of the peace may issue

 

a further summons. This amendment provides that the further summons may require the person

 

concerned to appear before any magistrates’ court.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

59

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  28,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

This section does not apply if the trial of the written charge has been adjourned

 

under section 16B(3)(a) or 16C(3)(a).’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment provides that, if proceedings are moved from the procedure under section 16A of

 

the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 to the usual procedure in a traditional magistrates’ court, the

 

new statutory declaration procedure in section 16E of that Act will no longer be available. Instead,

 

the statutory declaration procedure in section 14 of that Act will be available.

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

45

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  28,  line  11,  at end insert ‘or that the accused did not understand the

 

documents specified in 16(a)(2).’.

 

Mr Shailesh Vara

 

60

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  26,  page  28,  line  14,  leave out ‘for the magistrates’ court’.

 


 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

46

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  27,  page  29,  leave out line 39.

 


 

Robert Neill

 

5

 

Clause  57,  page  58,  line  3,  at end insert ‘or the Court of Appeal’

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This allows the Court of Appeal to grant permission to apply under section 288.

 


 

New Clauses

 

Leave of the court required for Listed Building Act proceedings

 

Robert Neill

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

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‘(1)    

Section 63 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

 

(proceedings for questioning the validity of other orders, decisions and

 

directions) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (3) after “section”, insert “relating to anything other than an English

 

matter”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

An application under this section relating to an English matter may not

 

be made without the leave of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

 

(3B)    

An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (3A) must be

 

made within six weeks from (as the case may be)—

 

(a)    

the date on which the order is confirmed; or (in the case of an

 

order under section 23 which takes effect under section 25

 

without confirmation) takes effect, or

 

(b)    

the date on which the action is taken.”.

 

(4)    

After subsection (5) insert—

 

“(5A)    

When considering whether to grant leave for the purposes of subsection

 

(3A), the High Court may, subject to subsection (6), by interim order

 

suspend the operation of the order or action the validity of which the

 

person or authority concerned wishes to question, until the final

 

determination of—

 

(a)    

the question of whether leave should be granted, or

 

(b)    

where leave is granted, the proceedings on any application under

 

this section made with such leave.”.

 

(5)    

After subsection (6) insert—

 

“(6A)    

In this section “English matter” means—

 

(a)    

an order to which this section applies which is made by—

 

(i)    

a local planning authority in England, or

 

(ii)    

the Secretary of State, or

 

(b)    

action to which this section applies which is on the part of the

 

Secretary of State.”.

 

(6)    

After subsection (7) insert—

 

“(8)    

References in this Act to an application under this section do not include

 

an application for leave for the purposes of subsection (3A).”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This New Clause allows leave requirement for section 288 applications to be extended to other

 

similar applications under the Listed Buildings Act.

 


 

Leave of the court required for section 287 applications

 

Robert Neill

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (proceedings for

 

questioning the validity of certain schemes and orders) is amended as follows.


 
 

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(2)    

In subsection (4) after “section”, insert “relating to anything other than an English

 

matter”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

An application under this section relating to an English matter may not

 

be made without the leave of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

 

(4B)    

An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (4A) must be

 

made within six weeks from the relevant date.”.

 

(4)    

In subsection (5) leave out “subsection (4)” and insert “subsections (4) and

 

(4A).”.

 

(5)    

After subsection (5) insert—

 

“(6)    

In this section “English matter” means a scheme or alteration of such a

 

scheme or an order to which this section applies which is made by—

 

(a)    

a local planning authority in England, or

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State, or

 

(7)    

References in this Act to an application under this section do not include

 

an application for leave for the purposes of subsection (4A).”.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This New Clause allows leave requirement for section 288 applications to be extended to other

 

similar applications under section 61N of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 


 

Leave of the court required for hazardous substances applications

 

Robert Neill

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 22 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (Validity of

 

decisions as to applications) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (3) after “section”, insert “relating to anything other than an English

 

matter”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

An application under this section relating to an English matter may not

 

be made without the leave of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

 

(3B)    

An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (3A) must be

 

made within six weeks from from the relevant date.”.

 

(4)    

After subsection (6) insert—

 

“(7)    

In this section “English matter” means a scheme or alteration of such a

 

scheme or an order to which this section applies which is made by—

 

(a)    

a local planning authority in England, or

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State, or

 

(8)    

References in this Act to an application under this section do not include

 

an application for leave for the purposes of subsection (4A).”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This New Clause allows leave requirement for section 288 applications to be extended to other


 
 

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similar applications under the Hazardous Substances Act 1990.

 


 

Leave of the court required for section 113 applications against development plans

 

Robert Neill

 

NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (validity of

 

strategies, plans and documents) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (3) after “document”, insert “relating to anything other than an

 

English matter”.

 

(3)    

After subsection (3) insert—

 

“(3A)    

An application under this section relating to an English matter may not

 

be made without the leave of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

 

(3B)    

An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (3A) must be

 

made within six weeks from the relevant date.”.

 

(4)    

In subsection (4) after “application”, insert “under subsection (3) or (3A)”.

 

(5)    

After subsection (11) insert—

 

“(12)    

In this section “English matter” means a scheme or alteration of such a

 

scheme or an order to which this section applies which is made by—

 

(a)    

a local planning authority in England, or

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State, or

 

(13)    

References in this Act to an application under this section do not include

 

an application for leave for the purposes of subsection (4A).”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This New Clause allows leave requirement for section 288 applications to be extended to other

 

similar applications under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 


 

Broadening of remedies in applications to the High Court in planning cases

 

Robert Neill

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In section 288(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, at end add “wholly

 

or in part”.

 

(2)    

In section 63(4) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act

 

1990, at end add “, wholly or in part”.

 

(3)    

In section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, at end add “wholly

 

or in part”.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

These changes allow a decision to be quashed in part, for example to remove an unlawful part of


 
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