Amendments proposed to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill - continued House of Commons

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Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

126

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     32,     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '(5) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that sufficient resources have been made available to the Probation Board to ensure that it can perform its functions'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

53

Clause     10,     page     5,     line 32,     after 'time', insert 'during the specified period mentioned in subsection (4A)'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

54

Clause     10,     page     5,     line     38,     at end add—

    '(7) Upon the expiry or revocation of a management order, the Secretary of State shall not make another management order in respect of the board until 12 months have elapsed since the expiry or revocation, unless in his opinion and that of the chief inspector a change of circumstances warrants the making of a further order.'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

24

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     41,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

67

Schedule     2,     page     44,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Two of the members should be the Children's Rights Directors for England and Wales.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

68

Schedule     2,     page     45,     line     21,     at end insert—

      '(c) the establishment of a Children's Rights Committee.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

69

Schedule     2,     page     45,     line     26,     leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert—

    '(2) All staff working with children and families or in line management responsibility for work with children and families should—

      (a) hold a relevant social work qualification,

      (b) have appropriate in-service training, and

      (c) have opportunities for on-going professional development.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

78

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     28,     leave out 'prescribed persons' and insert 'any person'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

79

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '15A.(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint an independent person to determine any complaints made against the Service made under the scheme referred to in paragraph 15.

    (2) The complainant or the Service may appeal against the decision of the independent person to such tribunal as the Lord Chancellor shall appoint for the purpose of hearing appeals.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

26

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     37,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

27

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     48,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

80

Schedule     2,     page     47,     line     48,     at end add—

    '20. The Service shall ensure that all officers of the Service and other staff receive appropriate training in respect of the performance of their functions.'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

77

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     11,     after 'welfare', insert 'and interests'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

70

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     14,     after 'be', insert 'separately'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

71

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     15,     after 'proceedings', insert 'by any member of the Law Society's Children's Panel.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

72

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     17,     at end insert—

      '(e) act in accordance with the UN Convention on Children's Rights.'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

73

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     3,     at end insert ', recognising a key distinction between the role of Court Welfare Officer as reporter to the Court and Guardian ad litem as Children's Representative.'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

74

Clause     17,     page     7,     line     39,     leave out from beginning to 'on' and insert—

      '(a) with the Social Services Inspectorate to jointly inspect and report to the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Health'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

25

Clause     17,     page     7,     line     40,     leave out 'Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service' and insert 'Family Court Welfare Service'.


   

Mr Paul Boateng

66

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '( ) Stamp duty is not chargeable in respect of any transfer or grant to the Service effected by virtue of this section.

    ( ) No instrument made or executed under or in pursuance of the scheme for the purposes of such a transfer or grant is to be treated as duly stamped unless—

      (a) it is stamped with the duty to which it would, but for this section, be liable, or

      (b) it has, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the Stamp Act 1891, been stamped with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with any duty or that it has been duly stamped.'.


   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

127

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     33,     leave out subsection (2).


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

81

Schedule     4,     page     49,     line     13,     at end insert—

      '(ee) an offence under section 47 of that Act (actual bodily harm),'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

2

Schedule     4,     page     49,     line     23,     at end add—

      '(l) Any of the offences concerned with the supply of controlled drugs under section 4 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (restriction on production and supply of controlled drugs)'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

82

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     11,     leave out 'either' and insert 'one'.

   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

128

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     18,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

83

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The third condition is that—

      (a) the individual is convicted of an offence against a child committed when he was aged 18 or over, and

      (b) the court is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it is likely that the individual may commit a further offence against a child.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

84

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     27,     leave out 'will' and insert 'may'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

85

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     27,     after 'child', insert 'at any time in the future'.


   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

86

Clause     27,     page     12,     line     31,     leave out 'either' and insert 'one'.

   

Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

129

Clause     27,     page     12,     line     38,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

87

Clause     27,     page     12,     line     42,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The third condition is that—

      (a) the individual is convicted of an offence against a child committed at a time when the individual was under the age of 18, and

      (b) the court is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it is likely that the individual may commit a further offence against a child.'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

88

Clause     27,     page     13,     line     2,     leave out 'will' and insert 'may'.

   

Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

89

Clause     27,     page     13,     line     2,     after 'child', insert 'at any time in the future'.

 
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