S.C.B.

Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 16th January 2003

STANDING COMMITTEE B

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [17th December].

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

343

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     19,     leave out 'a qualifying' and insert 'an'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

333

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     23,     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

344

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     25,     leave out 'qualifying'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

345

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     35,     leave out 'a qualifying' and insert 'an'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

301

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     38,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

342

Clause     62,     page     38,     line     38,     leave out subsections (4) and (5).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

302

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     1,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

300

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     4,     leave out subsection (6).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

346

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     8,     leave out subsection (8).

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

330

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     8,     leave out 'an offence listed in Schedule 4' and insert 'murder or genocide'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

262

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     8,     leave out 'an offence listed in Schedule 4' and insert 'murder or rape'

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

270

Clause     62,     page     39,     line     8,     leave out 'listed in Schedule 4' and insert 'which carries a life sentence'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

348

Page     181,     line     4,     leave out Schedule 4.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

303

Clause     63,     page     39,     line     12,     leave out 'quashing' and insert 'suspending'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

312

Clause     63,     page     39,     line     20,     at end insert 'in person'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

263

Clause     63,     page     39,     line     25,     at end add 'and

(c)	the defendant will receive a fair trial'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

349

Clause     64,     page     39,     line     30,     after 'sections', insert '[nature of offence]'.

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Ian Lucas

350

*Clause     65,     page     40,     line     4,     leave out 'and compelling' and insert 'reliable and substantial'.

   

Ian Lucas

351

*Clause     65,     page     40,     line     5,     leave out 'and compelling' and insert 'reliable and substantial'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

334

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     5,     after 'compelling', insert 'scientific'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

304

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     6,     leave out 'is' and insert 'might be'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

335

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     7,     at beginning insert 'Scientific'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

264

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     7,     leave out from 'new' to end of line 8 and insert 'if its availability was not, and could not possibly have been known to an officer or prosecutor at or before the time of the acquittal.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

331

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     7,     leave out 'or known'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

336

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     9,     at beginning insert 'Scientific'.

   

Ian Lucas

352

*Clause     65,     page     40,     line     9,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

271

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     9,     after 'if', insert 'it is scientific in nature and'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

305

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     10,     leave out 'is' and insert 'appears to be'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

306

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     11,     leave out 'is' and insert 'appears to be'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

307

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     12,     leave out second 'is' and insert 'appears'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

265

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     13,     leave out 'highly probable' and insert 'extremely likely'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

311

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     13,     leave out 'the person is' and insert 'jury would find the defendant'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

308

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     17,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

337

Clause     65,     page     40,     line     24,     at end add—

    '(8)   In this Part "scientific evidence" means evidence derived from the analysis of DNA'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

266

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     29,     leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

'(a)	whether a fair trial pursuant to the order would occur;'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

332

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     29,     leave out 'it is likely that'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

309

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     33,     leave out 'would' and insert 'could'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

338

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     33,     after 'new', insert 'scientific'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

339

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     38,     after 'new', insert 'scientific'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

314

Clause     66,     page     40,     line     39,     at end insert—

'(e)	the potential impact of any publicity concerning the original proceedings'.

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Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

341

Clause     67,     page     41,     line     11,     after 'present,' insert 'and public funding must be available to allow for the defendant to be represented'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

310

Clause     67,     page     41,     line     12,     leave out 'although he may be in custody'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

315

Clause     69,     page     42,     line     10,     after 'made', insert 'with the defendant's consent or in the interests of justice.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

316

Clause     72,     page     44,     line     28,     at end insert 'in person and in writing'.

Prepared 16 Jan 2003