Amendments proposed to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr David Lidington
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Peter Luff

161

*Page     40,     line     17     [Clause     57],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

42

Page     40,     line     21     [Clause     58],     after 'person' insert 'aged 18 or over'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

43

Page     40,     line     25     [Clause     58],     after 'conditions' insert ', however expressed'.

   

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

162

*Page     40,     line     31     [Clause     58],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

44

Page     40,     line     35     [Clause     58],     at end insert—

    '( ) In this section references to a sentence of imprisonment include—

(a) a detention and training order,

(b) a sentence of detention in a young offender institution,

(c) a sentence of detention under section 90 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (detention at Her Majesty's Pleasure),

(d) a sentence of detention under section 91 of that Act (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain serious offences),

(e) a sentence of custody for life under section 93 or 94 of that Act,

    and references to prison shall be construed accordingly.'.

   

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

163

*Page     40,     line     40     [Clause     59],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

   

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

164

*Page     40,     line     42     [Clause     59],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

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

165

*Page     41,     line     6     [Clause     59],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

45

Page     41,     line     18     [Clause     60],     leave out from 'constables' to end of line 19.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

46

Page     41,     line     26     [Clause     60],     at end insert—

    '( ) Before making any regulations applying in respect of constables in police forces in Scotland, the Secretary of State must, to the extent to which the regulations will so apply, consult the Scottish Ministers'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
Mr John Burnett

6

Page     41,     line     31,     leave out Clause 61.

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Mr Secretary Straw

47

Page     43,     line     23     [Clause     69],     at end insert—

'( ) section 54'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

48

Page     43,     line     24     [Clause     69],     at end insert—

'( ) in Schedule 6, paragraphs 5A(1)(e) and (2), 5D(3)(c)(i) and (4), 6A(1)(e) and (2), 6D(3)(c)(i) and (4), 7A(1)(e) and (2), 7D(3)(c)(i) and (4), 48(1) to (4) and (5) to (7) and 84(2) and (3),

( ) the repeals mentioned in the note to Schedule 7'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

49

Page     43,     line     27     [Clause     70],     at beginning insert 'Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)''.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

50

Page     43,     line     28     [Clause     70],     leave out from 'Court' to end of line 33 and insert—

("(b) section 54, and paragraph 48 of Schedule 6, so far as they relate to sentences passed by a court-martial,

(c) section 55 so far as it relates to sentences passed by a court-martial or a Standing Civilian Court,

(d) section 60,

(e) any amendment by Schedule 6 of the Army Act 1955, the Air Force Act 1955 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957,

(f) paragraph 55 of Schedule 6.

    ( ) Sections 33 and 34 extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

51

Page     43,     line     37     [Clause     70],     leave out subsection (7)

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Mr Secretary Straw

52

Page     47,     line     6     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Comptroller and Auditor General may examine any accounts of a local board, any records relating to the accounts and any auditor's report on them'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

53

Page     47,     line     15     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Secretary of State must prepare in respect of each financial year consolidated accounts of the local boards and send them, not later than the time specified in directions given by the Treasury, to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

    ( ) The Comptroller and Auditor General must examine and certify the consolidated accounts and lay copies of them, together with his report on them, before the House of Commons'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

54

Page     49,     line     9     [Schedule     2],     leave out from 'Functions' to second 'of' and insert 'and other powers of the Service, and functions'.

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

166

*Page     50     [Schedule     2],     leave out line 37 and insert 'Family Court Child Welfare Service'.

   

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

167

*Page     50     [Schedule     2],     leave out line 48 and insert 'Family Court Child Welfare Service'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

55

Page     51,     line     38     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'( ) an offence under section 1 of the Infanticide Act 1938 (infanticide),'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

56

Page     51,     line     48     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'( ) an offence under section 54 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (inciting girl under sixteen to incest),'.

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Mr Secretary Straw

57

Page     52,     line     13     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

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

   

Mr Secretary Straw

58

Page     52,     line     16     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'( ) an offence under section 4 of that Act (administering drugs to obtain or facilitate intercourse),'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

59

Page     52,     line     24     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'( ) he commits an offence under section 16 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (threats to kill) by making a threat to kill a child;

( ) he commits an offence under section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (intercourse with defective) by having sexual intercourse with a child;

( ) he commits an offence under section 9 of that Act (procurement of defective) by procuring a child to have sexual intercourse'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

60

Page     52,     line     25     [Schedule     4],     leave out 'the Sexual Offences Act 1956' and insert 'that Act'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

61

Page     52,     line     40     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

'( ) he commits an offence under section 27 of that Act (permitting defective to use premises for intercourse) by inducing or suffering a child to resort to or be on premises for the purpose of having sexual intercourse,

( ) he commits an offence under section 29 of that Act (causing or encouraging prostitution of defective) by causing or encouraging the prostitution of a child,'.

   

Mr Secretary Straw

62

Page     52,     line     44     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

( ) he commits an offence under section 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (sexual intercourse with patients) by having sexual intercourse with a child,

( ) he commits an offence under section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (procuring others to commit homosexual acts) by—

    (i) procuring a child to commit an act of buggery with any person, or

    (ii) procuring any person to commit an act of buggery with a child,

( ) he commits an offence under section 5 of that Act (living on earnings of male prostitution) by living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution of a child,'.

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

168

*Page     53,     line     14     [Schedule     5],     after 'A', insert 'or Class B'.

   

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

169

*Page     53     [Schedule     6],     leave out from beginning of line 20 to end of line 47 on page 54.

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Mr Secretary Straw

63

Page     55,     line     39     [Schedule     6],     at end insert—

'Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)

    . In section 49(6)(c) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (restrictions on reports of proceedings), for "21" there is substituted "18".

Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58)

    . The Criminal Justice Act 1948 is amended as follows.

    . In section 39(3) (proof of previous convictions by finger-prints), "or remand centre" is omitted.

    . In section 80(1) (interpretation), the definitions of "local authority" and "remand centre" are omitted.

Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)

    . The Prison Act 1952 is amended as follows.

    . In section 13(2) (legal custody of prisoner), for "section 95, 98, 99 or 108(5) of the Powers of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act 2000" there is substituted "section 99 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act 2000 or section 55 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000".

    . In section 37(4) (closing of prisons), "remand centre" is omitted.

    . In section 43 (remand centres, detention centres and youth custody centres)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

    (i) in paragraph (a), for "21" there is substituted "18" and "a remand centre or" is omitted,

    (ii) paragraphs (b) and (c) are omitted,

(b) subsections (3) and (7) are omitted,

(c) in subsection (4), "remand centres" is omitted.

    . In section 47 (rules for the management of prisons, remand centres, detention centres and borstal institutions)—

(a) in subsection (1) and the sidenote, "remand centres" is omitted,

(b) in subsection (5), "remand centre" is omitted.'.

Prepared 8 Jun 2000