Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Page 85, line 17, at end insert “, and

( ) the costs of social services and trading standards when discharging their functions as responsible authorities under this Act”

Page 91, line 41, leave out “70” and insert “50”

Page 100, line 1, leave out subsection (2) and insert—

“(2) But an order under subsection (1)(b) may not prohibit a person from entering the controlled area of Parliament Square nor restrict a person’s right lawfully to demonstrate there.”

Page 102, line 6, at end insert “Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985, enactments on trading standards, and the”

Page 230, line 18, at end insert—

“The Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985 and enactments on trading standards are amended to make provision for the regulatory control of drugs subject to temporary control orders.”

Page 102, line 20, at end insert—

“(4AA) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall give consent if—

(a) the evidence establishes a realistic prospect of conviction and the prosecution would be in the public interest, or

(b) the evidence raises a reasonable suspicion that an offence has been committed and that the suspect committed it, and the Director of Public Prosecutions is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a continuing investigation will provide further evidence, within a reasonable period of time, so that all the evidence taken together is capable of establishing a realistic prospect of conviction.

(4AB) In the case of consent granted under subsection (4AA)(b), the Director of Public Prosecutions shall keep that case under review, so that if evidence establishing a realistic prospect of conviction is not available within a reasonable period, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall take over and discontinue the case.”