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Open prisons: murderers

 

Philip Davies

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  NC39

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘No prisoner serving a sentence for murder can be moved to a Category D

 

prison.’.

 


 

Resettlement licence: murderers

 

Philip Davies

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  NC40

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘No prisoner serving a sentence for murder can be eligible for resettlement

 

licence.’.

 


 

Open prisons: serious offenders

 

Philip Davies

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  NC41

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘No prisoner serving a sentence for an indictable only offence can be moved to a

 

Category D prison.’.

 


 

Open prisons: victims

 

Philip Davies

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  NC42

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘No prisoner serving a life sentence can be moved to a Category D prison before

 

the views of the victim or the victim’s family have been sought and considered

 

by the Secretary of State for Justice.’.

 



 
 

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Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc.

 

Sarah Champion

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Not called  NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 15(1)(a) (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc.) for “two”,

 

substitute “one”.’.

 


 

Offence of abduction of child by other persons

 

Sarah Champion

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Not called  NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Child Abduction Act 1984 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 2(1) (offence of abduction of child by other person) for “sixteen”,

 

substitute “eighteen”.’.

 


 

Aggravated offences against members of the armed forces

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Vernon Coaker

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Mr Kevan Jones

 

Negatived on division  NC15

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Part 12 (Sentencing) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

At the end of section 146, insert—

 

“147  

Increase in sentences for aggravation related to membership of the

 

Armed Forces

 

(1)    

This section applies where the court is considering the seriousness of an

 

offence committed in any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection

 

(2).

 

(2)    

Those circumstances are—

 

(a)    

that, at the time of committing the offence, or immediately

 

before or after doing so, the offender demonstrated towards the


 
 

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victim of the offence hostility based on the victim being a former

 

or serving member (or presumed former or serving member) of

 

the armed forces or army reserve; and

 

(b)    

that the offence is motivated (wholly or partly) by hostility

 

towards persons who are former or serving members of the

 

armed forces.

 

(3)    

The court—

 

(a)    

must treat the fact that the offence was committed in any of those

 

circumstances as an aggravating factor; and

 

(b)    

must state in open court that the offence was committed in such

 

circumstances.

 

(4)    

It is immaterial for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2)

 

whether or not the offender’s hostility is also based, to any extent, on any

 

other factor not mentioned in that paragraph.

 

(5)    

In this section “armed forces” means Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air

 

Force, both regular and reserve.’.

 


 

Diana Johnson

 

Helen Goodman

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  20

 

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  29,  leave out from ‘portrays’ to end of line 42 and insert

 

‘sexual activity which involves real or apparent lack of consent or any form of physical

 

restraint which prevents participants from indicating a withdrawal of consent’.

 


 

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

DETENTION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS; YOUTH CAUTIONS; REFERRAL ORDERS;

 

AMENDMENTS TO PART 2

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Negatived on division  18

 

Page  19,  line  4,  leave out Clause 19.

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  14

 

Clause  19,  page  19,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

A young woman may not be placed in a secure college established under

 

subsection (1)(c).’.


 
 

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Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  15

 

Clause  19,  page  19,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

No person who is aged under 15 shall be detained in a secure college established

 

under subsection (1)(c).’.

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  12

 

Clause  19,  page  20,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(14)    

The Secretary of State must make arrangements to ensure there is adequate

 

specialist provision to cater for the health and wellbeing needs of all young

 

persons detained in a secure college.’.

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  13

 

Clause  19,  page  20,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(14)    

The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to ensure that sufficient places

 

are available in secure children’s homes to enable young persons, for whom

 

detention in a secure children’s home is deemed more appropriate by the relevant

 

authority than detention in a secure college or young offender institution, to be so

 

detained.’.

 


 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Not called  16

 

Page  20,  line  37,  leave out Clause 20.

 


 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Not called  21

 

Page  71,  line  1,  leave out Schedule 3.

 

Secretary Chris Grayling

 

Agreed to  5

 

Schedule  3,  page  73,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘16A      

In section 25(4A) (co-operation to improve well-being: Wales)—

 

(a)    

for “Crown or” substitute “Crown,” and

 

(b)    

after “director)” insert “or the principal of a secure college”.’.

 

Secretary Chris Grayling

 

Agreed to  6

 

Schedule  3,  page  74,  line  33,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)

 

31  (1)  

The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In section 134(8) (Safeguarding Children Boards and Safeguarding Adults

 

Boards)—

 

(a)    

for “Crown or” substitute “Crown,” and

 

(b)    

after “director)” insert “or the principal of a secure college”.

 

      (3)  

In section 188(1) (interpretation of sections 185 to 187), in the definition of

 

“youth detention accommodation”, after paragraph (b) insert—

 

“(ba)    

a secure college;”.’.

 


 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Not called  17

 

Page  76,  line  10,  leave out Schedule 4.

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Sarah Champion

 

Not called  10

 

Schedule  4,  page  74,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘Staff

 

4A  (4)  

All staff employed as teachers, counsellors or nurses at a secure unit must hold

 

qualifications as one of the following—

 

(a)    

qualified teachers;

 

(b)    

accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and

 

Psychotherapists; and

 

(c)    

registered nurse (children).’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

Not called  19

 

Schedule  4,  page  76,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(3)  

The Principal shall—

 

(a)    

keep special educational provision in the secure college under review;

 

(b)    

keep SEN and disability training of secure college workforce under

 

review;

 

(c)    

ensure persons detained who may have a special educational need are

 

brought to the attention of their home local authority; and

 

(d)    

carry out (a), (b) and (c) with advice from the secure college SEN co-

 

ordinator.’.

 

Dan Jarvis

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Not called  11

 

Schedule  4,  page  77,  line  20,  leave out from ‘where’ until the end of line 21 and

 

insert ‘a young person poses an imminent threat of injury to himself or others, and only


 
 

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when all other means of control have been exhausted.’.

 


 


 

NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

TRIAL IN MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ON THE PAPERS; CHARGING OFFENDERS IN RESPECT

 

OF COSTS OF CRIMINAL COURTS; COLLECTION OF FINES; APPEALS IN CIVIL

 

PROCEEDINGS, OTHER THAN JUDICIAL REVIEW AND CHALLENGES TO PLANNING-

 

RELATED DECISIONS; WASTED COSTS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS; CONTEMPT OF COURT;

 

JURIES AND MEMBERS OF THE COURT MARTIAL; AMENDMENTS TO PART 3

 

Criminal courts charge and collection of fines

 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Not called  NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Where a court dealing with an offender considers—

 

(a)    

that it would be appropriate to make a compensation order, but

 

(b)    

that he has insufficient means to pay both the criminal courts charge and

 

appropriate compensation, the court must reduce the charge accordingly

 

(if necessary to nil).’.

 


 

Julie Hilling

 

Mike Kane

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  28,  page  26,  line  31,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

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

 

endorsed on the driver’s record.’.

 

Julie Hilling

 

Mike Kane

 

Not called  8

 

Clause  28,  page  26,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

For cases involving driving offences, where the accused has 12 or more penalty

 

points currently on their drivers’ record, any exceptional hardship plea previously

 

made by the accused must be disclosed to the court.’.

 


 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Not called  22

 

Clause  33,  page  35,  line  13,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(7)    

The provision of this section shall have effect only so long as the functions of

 

Fines Officers remain administrative in nature and do not involve the making any

 

judicial decisions.’.


 
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