S.C.F.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 1st March 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE F
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND POLICE BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [28th February].
Clause No. 27 (Enforcement of closure orders).
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Mr Charles Clarke
122
Clause 29, page 23, line 24, leave out 'a copy of'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
74
Clause 30, page 24, line 3, at end insert—
'(vi) The Greater London Authority'.
Mr Charles Clarke
123
Clause 31, page 24, line 11, leave out 'substituted' and insert 'inserted'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
106
Clause 31, page 24, line 12, after 'liquor', insert 'or any item containing such liquor'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
75
Clause 31, page 24, line 12, leave out '(other than a sealed container)'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
5
Clause 32, page 24, line 19, leave out 'nobody could' and insert 'he could not'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
102
Clause 32, page 24, line 23, after 'for', insert 'written'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
103
Clause 32, page 24, line 23, after 'age', insert 'or a prescribed card'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
104
Clause 32, page 24, line 25, at end insert 'or the card was obviously a forgery'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
105
Clause 32, page 24, line 25, at end insert—
'( ) The Secretary of State may by order prescribe a card or cards establishing the age of persons.
( ) Such a power shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
107
Clause 32, page 24, line 25, at end insert—
'( ) For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section a person shall be treated as having taken all reasonable steps to establish another person's age, if he complies with guidance that the Secretary of State may issue about the use of proof of age cards.'.
Mr Crispin Blunt
135
Clause 33, page 25, leave out lines 5 to 8.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
47
Clause 33, page 25, line 17, at end add—
'(4) A constable or an inspector of weights and measures may only request that a person under eighteen buy or attempt to buy intoxicating liquor, or send such a person to buy such liquor, where that constable or inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence under section 169A or 169B of the Licensing Act 1964 has been committed on the premises in question within the preceding six months.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
108
Clause 33, page 25, line 17, at end insert—
'( ) The Secretary of State shall issue guidance—
(a) about requests made by constables and inspectors to persons under 18 in accordance with this section;
(b) about the manner in which purchases and attempted purchases are to be made under this section;
(c) with a view to encouraging good practice in connection with the operation of this section.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
50
Clause 34, page 25, line 22, after 'not', insert 'knowingly'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
49
Clause 34, page 25, line 30, at end insert—
'(2A) It shall be sufficient, for the purposes of proving that all reasonable steps were taken within the meaning of subsection (2), to show that the person became drunk other than on the licensed premises in question, and that no reasonable person would have believed that he was drunken when he entered those licensed premises.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
109
Clause 34, page 26, line 11, at end insert 'whom he has reason to believe has committed an offence contrary to section 169C of the Licensing Act 1964 or'.
Mr Charles Clarke
124
Clause 34, page 26, line 13, after 'servant' insert 'or'.
Mr Charles Clarke
125
Clause 34, page 26, line 14, leave out first 'or'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
110
Clause 34, page 26, line 15, at end add—
'( ) In section 174(2) of that Act for "Level 1" there shall be inserted "Level 3.".'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr James Gray
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Oliver Heald
19
Clause 35, page 26, leave out lines 37 to 39 and insert—
'(a) to consider whether likelihood of reoffending would be realistically minimised by including in the sentence the making of a travel restriction order in relation to the offender.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
160
Clause 35, page 26, leave out lines 40 to 45 and insert—
'(b) the court shall only impose an order if it considers that it is necessary to prevent the offender from committing further offences of a similar nature.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
161
Clause 35, page 27, leave out lines 1 and 2 and insert—
'(c) the court shall state the reasons for its decision'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
162
Clause 35, page 27, line 5, leave out from 'custody' to end of line 7.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
6
Clause 35, page 27, line 6, after 'years', insert 'and not more than the same number of years as the sentence of imprisonment to which the offender was previously sentenced'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
163
Clause 37, page 28, leave out line 35.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
164
Clause 37, page 28, line 43, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
'(2) The court shall revoke the order unless it considers it is necessary to prevent the offender from committing further similar offences'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
165
Clause 37, page 29, line 6, leave out 'exceptional'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
166
Clause 37, page 29, line 7, leave out 'on compassionate grounds'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr James Gray
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Oliver Heald
18
Clause 37, page 29, line 7, at end insert 'or there are a change of circumstances which warrant a review of the original travel restriction order'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
7
Clause 43, page 34, line 17, leave out '10' and insert '12'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
168
Page 34, line 15, leave out Clause 43.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
167
Clause 44, page 34, leave out lines 21 to 31.
Mr Simon Hughes
Jackie Ballard
8
Clause 44, page 34, line 21, leave out subsection (2).
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
52
Clause 45, page 35, line 11, leave out 'any criminal investigation whatever' and insert 'a criminal investigation in relation to a serious arrestable offence'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr James Gray
51
Clause 45, page 35, line 12, leave out 'or elsewhere'.
Mr Charles Clarke
136
Clause 45, page 35, line 24, at end insert—
'( ) In this section and section 46, "information", in relation to a power of disclosure conferred by a provision to which this section applies, includes—
(b) anything that falls to be treated as information for the purposes of the provision.'.
