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| Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
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| [First and Second SIttings]
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| | (1) | The Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday |
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| | (a) | at 2.00pm on Tuesday 13 January; |
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| | (b) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 15 January; |
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| | (c) | at 9.25 am and 2.00pm on Tuesday 20 January; |
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| | (d) | at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 22 January; |
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| | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 45; |
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| | Schedule 1; Clauses 46 to 53; Schedule 2; Clauses 54 to 66; Schedule 3; |
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| | Clauses 67 to 73; new Clauses; new Schedules; Clause 74; Schedule 4; |
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| | Clauses 75 to 78; remaining proceedings on the Bill; |
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| | (3) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 22 January. |
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| | That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the |
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| | Committee shall be reported to the House for publication. |
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| Clause 2, page 3, line 22, at and insert— |
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| | “(4A) | An interested person who is found by the court to have provided incomplete or |
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| | false information in a deliberate attempt to mislead the court is guilty of an |
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| | offence and is liable on conviction of indictment, to imprisonment for a term not |
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| | exceeding 6 months, or to a fine, or to both.”. |
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| Clause 4, page 5, line 5, at and add— |
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| | “(2) | In this section, a “reasonable opportunity” shall be interpreted as no more than a |
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| | period of 21 days from the date of notice given by the court arising from the duty |
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| Clause 7, page 7, line 39, at and insert— |
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| | “(6A) | Where the Supreme Court makes an order under subsection (6)(b) that gives rise |
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| | to the award of costs to the appellant, such an award shall be calculated using the |
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| | currently applicable legal aid rates.”. |
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| Clause 7, page 7, line 41, at end insert— |
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| | “13C | Use of assets arising from the proceeds of crime for investigating, prosecuting |
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| | Any proceeds of crime in the form of assets arising from the operation of Part 1 |
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| | of this Act shall be used for the benefit of investigating, prosecuting and |
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| | enforcement authorities for reinvestment in the communities and neighbourhoods |
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| | affected by the relevant criminal act.”. |
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| Clause 10, page 10, line 40, at end add— |
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| | “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall, within 18 months of this Act receiving Royal Assent, |
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| | (a) | the effectiveness and impact of the ending of early release for fine |
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| | defaulters owing in excess of £10 million, and |
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| | (b) | the potential costs and benefits of extending the policy to those who owe |
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| | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall require this study to report within 12 months and shall |
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| | lay a copy of any report arising before each House of Parliament.”. |
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| | Clauses 15 to 36 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 40, page 34, line 40, at end insert— |
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| | “(1A) | For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) an unauthorised act can include installing |
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| | spyware software onto a computer, where the owner’s explicit consent has not |
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| Clause 40, page 35, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | “(g) | harassment or alarm of distress which has a substantial impact on the |
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| | victim’s day-to-day activities.”. |
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| Clause 40, page 35, line 36, at and insert— |
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| | “(4) | Internet service providers must take all reasonable steps to notify a customer of |
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| | an unlawful attempt to compromise his or her internet-connected device. |
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| | (5) | In this section “internet service provider” has the same meaning as in section |
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| | 124N of the Communications Act 2003 (interpretation).”. |
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| | Clauses 41 to 49 Agreed to. |
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| [Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am |
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