Amendments proposed to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Extension of provisions of section (Special provisions relating to child witnesses) to certain witnesses over 17

   

Mr Paul Boateng

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) For the purposes of this section—

(a) a witness in criminal proceedings (other than the accused) is a "qualifying witness" if he—

    (i) is not an eligible witness at the time of the hearing (as defined by section 16(3)), but

    (ii) was under the age of 17 when a relevant recording was made;

(b) a qualifying witness is "in need of special protection" if the offence (or any of the offences) to which the proceedings relate is—

    (i) an offence falling within section 34(3)(a) (sexual offences etc.), or

    (ii) an offence falling within section 34(3)(b), (c) or (d) (kidnapping, assaults etc.); and

(c) a "relevant recording", in relation to a qualifying witness, is a video recording of an interview of the witness made with a view to its admission as evidence in chief of the witness.

    (2) Subsections (2) to (7) of section (Special provisions relating to child witnesses) shall apply as follows in relation to a qualifying witness—

(a) subsections (2) to (4), so far as relating to the giving of a direction complying with the requirement contained in subsection (3)(a), shall apply to a qualifying witness in respect of the relevant recording as they apply to a child witness (within the meaning of that section);

(b) subsection (5), so far as relating to the giving of such a direction, shall apply to a qualifying witness in need of special protection as it applies to a child witness in need of special protection (within the meaning of that section); and

(c) subsections (6) and (7) shall apply to a qualifying witness in need of special protection by virtue of subsection (1)(b)(i) above as they apply to such a child witness as is mentioned in subsection (6).'.

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Referral of young offenders to youth offender panels

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr John Greenway
Mr James Clappison

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) This section applies where a court is dealing with a person under the age of 18 for an offence and—

(a) neither the offence nor any associated offence is one for which the sentence is fixed by law; and

(b) the court is not, in respect of the offence or any associated offence, proposing to impose a custodial sentence on the offender or make a hospital order in his case.

    (2) If the referral condition is satisfied in accordance with subsection (3) and referral is available to the court, the court may order the offender to be referred to a youth offender panel.

    (3) The referral condition is satisfied if the offender is convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offence or any associated offence.

    (4) For the purposes of this section referral is available to a court if—

(a) the court has been notified by the Secretary of State that arrangements for the implementation of referral orders are available in the area in which it appears to the court that the offender resides or will reside; and

(b) the notice has not been withdrawn.

    (5) In this Part "referral order" means an order under subsection (2).

    (6) For the purposes of this section an offender who has been convicted of an offence in respect of which he was conditionally discharged (whether by a court in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland) shall be treated, despite—

(a) section 1C(1) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (conviction of offence for which offender so discharged deemed not a conviction), or

(b) Article 6(1) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland),

    as having been convicted of that offence.'.

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Mr Paul Boateng

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Clause     62,     page     45,     line     39,     leave out 'or 41(2)' and insert ', 41(2) or 43(4A)'.

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Mr Paul Boateng

29

Schedule     4,     page     71,     line     27,     leave out 'In section 34(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988' and insert—

    'The Criminal Justice Act 1988 has effect subject to the following amendments.

    15A. In subsection (1) of each of sections 23 and 24 (first-hand hearsay; business etc. documents), at the end of paragraph (a) insert "and".

    15B. In section 34(3)'.

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Mr Paul Boateng

30

Schedule     6,     page     75,     line     32,     at end insert—

'12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6 c. 88.

Registered Designs Act 1949.

Section 17(11).'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

31

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     13,     at end insert—

'1977 c. 37.

Patents Act 1977.

Section 32(12).'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

32

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     21,     at end insert—

'1979 c. 2.

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.

Section 75A(6)(b). In section 118A(6)(b), the words "sections 69 and 70 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and".'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

33

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     28,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

'Sections 69 and 70.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

34

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     37,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

'Schedule 3.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

35

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     37,     at end insert—

'1985 c. 9.

Companies Act 1985.

In section 709(3), the words from "In England and Wales" onwards.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

36

Schedule     6,     page     76,     line     38,     column     3,     at beginning insert—

     

'In section 23(1), paragraph (c) and the "and" preceding it.

In section 24(1), paragraph (c) and the "and" preceding it.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

37

Schedule     6,     page     77,     line     17,     at end insert—

'1994 c. 9.	Finance Act 1994.	In section 22(2)(b), the words "sections 69 and 70 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and". In Schedule 7, in paragraph 1(6)(b), the words "sections 69 and 70 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and".
1994 c. 23.	Value Added Tax Act 1994.	In Schedule 11, in paragraph 6(6)(b), the words "sections 69 and 70 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and".'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

82

*Schedule     6,     page     77,     line     17,     column     3,     at end insert—

     

'Section 7(3).'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

38

Schedule     6,     page     77,     line     27,     at end insert—

'1995 c. 38.	Civil Evidence Act 1995.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 10.
1996 c. 8.	Finance Act 1996.	In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2(6)(a), the words "sections 69 and 70 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and".'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

39

Schedule     6,     page     77,     line     29,     column     3,     at end insert ', 27'.

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Mr Paul Boateng

40

Schedule     7,     page     79,     line     20,     leave out 'to allegations within subsection (1) of that section whether made' and insert 'in relation to an alleged offence whether the criminal investigation into it is begun'.

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Mr Paul Boateng

42

Clause     66,     page     46,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '( ) For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, any provision of this Act which extends to Scotland shall be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of that Act.'.

   

Mr Paul Boateng

41

Clause     66,     page     47,     line     34,     leave out subsection (10).

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Prepared 22 Jun 1999