Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Amendments
to be moved
on report

Clause 32

LORD RAMSBOTHAM

BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF

 

Page 31, line 2, at end insert—

“( )     No secure college may be established until comprehensive rules on
the operation of secure colleges, including the use of force and the
treatment of young persons with mental or physical health needs,
have been made under section 52(2ZA).”

 

Page 32, line 14, at end insert—

“( )     The Secretary of State must make arrangments to ensure that—

(a)   there is adequate specialist provision to cater for the health
and wellbeing needs of all young persons detained in a
secure college; and

(b)   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.”

 

Page 32, line 17, leave out from “section 43” to end of line 18 and insert “may not
be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a
resolution of, each House of Parliament”

Schedule 6

LORD RAMSBOTHAM

BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF

 

Page 95, line 18, at end insert—

“(2A)    No contract may be entered into under sub-paragraph (1) until the
Secretary of State has, by regulations made by statutory instrument,
specified the criteria to be applied in the selection of such contractors.

(2B)    A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph
(2A) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid
before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”

 

Page 97, line 28, leave out paragraph 10 and insert—

“10    Secure college rules may only authorise the use of reasonable force on
children—

(a)   as a last resort;

(b)   for the purposes of preventing harm to the child or others; and

(c)   to the extent that the minimum force necessary should be used.”

Clause 46

LORD PONSONBY OF SHULBREDE

 

Page 45, line 30, at end insert “, or

( )   it is satisfied that this is a case specified in Criminal
Procedure Rules.”

 

Page 45, line 33, after “unless” insert “this is a case specified in Criminal Procedure
Rules or”

 

Page 45, line 35, at end insert “, and

( )   cases specified in Criminal Procedure Rules.”

Prepared 15th October 2014