Amendments proposed to the Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr Geoffrey Hoon

94

*Clause     22,     page     16,     line     18,     leave out subsection (5).


   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

95

*Schedule     4,     page     62,     leave out lines 2 to 9 and insert—

    '. The Children and Young Persons Act 1969 has effect subject to the following amendments.

    . In section 12AA(9) (restrictions on power to require young offender who is not legally represented to live in local authority accommodation)—

      (a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

            "(a) he was granted a right of representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service for the purposes of those proceedings but the right was withdrawn because of his conduct; or", and

      (b) in paragraph (b), for "legal aid" substitute "such representation".

    . In section 23 (remands and committals to local authority accommodation), in subsection (5A) (restrictions on imposing a security requirement on person who is not legally represented)—

      (a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

            "(a) he was granted a right of representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service but the right was withdrawn because of his conduct; or", and

      (b) in paragraph (b), for "legal aid" substitute "such representation".

    . In that section as it has effect pursuant to section 98 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (alternative provision for 15 and 16 year old boys), in subsection (4A) (restrictions on remand of boy who is not legally represented)—

      (a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

            "(a) he was granted a right of representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service but the right was withdrawn because of his conduct; or", and

      (b) in paragraph (b), for "legal aid" substitute "such representation".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

96

*Schedule     4,     page     62,     leave out lines 16 to 28 and insert—

    '5. In section 21(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (restrictions on imposing sentence on person who is not legally represented)—

      (a) for paragraph (a) substitute—

            "(a) he was granted a right of representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service but the right was withdrawn because of his conduct; or", and

      (b) in paragraph (b), for "legal aid" substitute "such representation".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

97

*Schedule     4,     page     62,     leave out lines 32 to 38 and insert—

    '(2) In subsection (2)(d) (exclusion of solicitor from legal aid work), for "legal aid work" substitute "providing representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service".

    (3) In subsection (2A) (exclusion of solicitor from providing legal aid work because of conduct in connection with services under the Legal Aid Act 1988)—

      (a) for "legal aid work" substitute "providing representation", and

      (b) in paragraph (a), for "under the Legal Aid Act 1988" substitute "funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Community Legal Service or Criminal Defence Service".

    (4) In subsection (2B) (exclusion of member of solicitor's firm from legal aid work), for "legal aid work" substitute "providing representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service".

    (5) In subsection (2D) (person excluded from legal aid work may apply for termination of exclusion), for "legal aid work" substitute "providing representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

98

*Schedule     4,     page     63,     leave out lines 32 and 33 and insert 'the words from "section 23" to "to" substitute "section 17(2) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (payment by individual in respect of".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

99

*Schedule     4,     page     63,     line     41,     for '(a) of the Note' substitute '1(a) of the Note at the end'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

100

*Schedule     4,     page     63,     line     44,     leave out 'or Criminal Defence Service'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

101

*Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     5,     leave out 'requiring the payment of a contribution'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

102

*Schedule     4,     page     64,     leave out lines 7 to 19 and insert—

    '18. In section 3(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (restriction on imposing sentence on person under 21 who is not legally represented)—

      (a) for paragraph (i) substitute—

            "(i) he was granted a right of representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service but the right was withdrawn because of his conduct; or", and

      (b) in paragraph (ii), for "legal aid" substitute "such representation".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

103

*Schedule     4,     page     64,     line     43,     leave out from beginning to end of line 5 on page 65 and insert—

      '(a) in paragraph (a), for the words from "include" to "of contribution;" substitute "the cost of representation funded for him by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service;", and

      (b) in paragraph (b), for the words from "and 19" to the end substitute ", 19 and 19A of this Act, his costs shall be taken to include the cost of representation funded for him by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service;".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

104

*Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     11,     leave out 'or Criminal Defence Service'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

105

*Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     21,     leave out 'in connection with services provided by him by the Legal Services Commission' and insert 'by the Legal Services Commission in connection with services provided by him'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

106

*Schedule     4,     page     65,     leave out lines 24 to 27 and insert—

    '28.—(1) In section 42 (exclusion of barristers from legal aid work), in subsections (1) and (3), for "legal aid work" substitute "providing representation funded by the Legal Services Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service".'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

107

*Schedule     4,     page     65,     line     30,     leave out 'in connection with services provided by the solicitor by the Legal Services Commission' and insert 'by the Legal Services Commission in connection with services provided by the solicitor'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

108

*Schedule     4,     page     66,     line     26,     at end insert 'or Criminal Defence Service'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

109

*Schedule     4,     page     66,     line     34,     leave out from beginning to '(functions' in line 36 and insert 'In section 53(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

110

*Schedule     4,     page     66,     leave out lines 40 to 45.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

111

*Schedule     4,     page     67,     line     41,     after 'purposes of' insert ', in the second place,'.


   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

16

Clause     25,     page     17,     line     26,     leave out '12(3)(b)' and insert ' 12(1) or (3)(b)'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

37

Clause     25,     page     17,     line     27,     after ' 15(8)(a)', insert 'or (10)'.


   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

112

*Clause     29,     page     19,     line     41,     leave out '58(4)' and insert '58 and this section (and in the definitions of "advocacy services" and "litigation services" as they apply for their purposes)'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

113

*Clause     29,     page     19,     line     43,     at end insert ', whether commenced or contemplated.'.

   

Mr Andrew Dismore

75

Clause     29,     page     20,     line     5,     leave out 'party' and insert 'claimant'

   

Mr Andrew Dismore

76

Clause     29,     page     20,     line     6,     leave out 'may, subject to rules of court', and insert 'shall (subject to assessment of costs)'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

114

*Clause     29,     page     20,     line     6,     after 'subject' insert 'in the case of court proceedings'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

*To move, That Clause 29 be transferred to follow Clause 26.


   

Mr Andrew Dismore

77

Clause     30,     page     20,     line     17,     leave out 'party' and insert 'claimant'.

   

Mr Andrew Dismore

78

Clause     30,     page     20,     line     19,     leave out 'may, subject to rules of court,' and insert 'shall (subject to assessment of costs)'.

   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

*To move, That Clause 30 be transferred to follow Clause 26.


   

Mr Geoffrey Hoon

38

Schedule     11,     page     107,     line     43,     at end insert—

    '( ) To the extent that that duty has effect as a duty of the Lord Chancellor he shall comply with it by making payments to persons or bodies in respect of the provision of representation by them; and, accordingly, references in this Act and any other enactment to representation (or services) funded by the Commission as part of the Criminal Defence Service include representation funded by the Lord Chancellor under this sub-paragraph.

    ( ) The Lord Chancellor shall by order made by statutory instrument make provision about such payments (including provision for reviews of, or appeals against, determinations required for the purposes of the order); and subsections (2) and (3) of section 25 of this Act shall apply to it (as if it were a remuneration order as defined by subsection (4) of that section).'.

 
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