S.C.B.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 28th 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
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

403

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     20,     leave out 'admissible' and insert 'not to be admitted'.

   

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

404

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     20,     leave out 'if, but only if' and insert 'unless'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

522

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     21,     leave out 'or any other statutory provision'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

405

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     22,     at end insert 'and the court is satisfied that, despite the difficulties there may be in challenging the statement, it would not be contrary to the interests of justice for it to be admitted'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

406

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     22,     at end insert 'or'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

407

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     24,     leave out 'or'.

   

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

370

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     25,     leave out paragraph (d).

   

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

371

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A statement under subsection (1) may be admitted only if the court is satisfied that, having regard to subsection (2), it would be in the interests of justice for it to be admitted.'.

   

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

372

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     29,     leave out 'subsection (1)(d)' and insert 'subsection (1)'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

408

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     29,     leave out '(d)' and insert '(a)'.

   

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

373

Clause     98,     page     57,     line     43,     leave out paragraph (h) and insert—

'(h)	Any risk that its admission or exclusion will result in unfairness to any party to the proceedings (and in particular to how difficult it will be to challenge the statement if the relevant person does not give oral evidence)'.

   

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

374

Clause     98,     page     58,     line     1,     leave out paragraph (i) and insert—

'(i)	Any other relevant circumstances'.

   

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

409

Clause     98,     page     58,     line     2,     at end insert '; and the court shall not in any event admit a statement under that provision if of the opinion that, in consequence, any conviction of the defendant would be based wholly or substantially on statements not made in oral evidence in the proceedings'.

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

375

Clause     99,     page     58,     line     17,     at end add—

    '(4)   A statement of opinion is only admissible if the opinion would have been admissible as oral evidence in the proceedings.'.

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Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

523

Clause     100,     page     58,     line     38,     at end insert 'but only after such steps as may reasonably be taken to address that fear have been taken'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

410

Clause     100,     page     58,     line     40,     leave out 'or of financial loss'.

   

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

376

Clause     100,     page     58,     line     42,     leave out subsection (4) and insert—

    '(4)   In appropriate cases, leave may be given under subsection (2)(e) having regard to the fact that a direction under section 19 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c.23) (special measures for the giving of evidence by fearful witnesses etc) could be made in relation to the relevant person.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

411

Clause     102,     page     61,     line     38,     at end insert—

'Recent complaint

    9   Any rule of law under which in criminal proceedings for an offence of a sexual nature, evidence of a recent complaint is admissible as evidence of the facts complained of.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

412

Page     62,     line     1,     leave out Clause 103.

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

413

Clause     104,     page     62,     line     24,     leave out subsection (4).

   

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

414

Clause     104,     page     62,     line     30,     leave out subsection (5).

   

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

415

Clause     104,     page     62,     line     32,     leave out subsection (6).

   

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

416

Clause     104,     page     62,     line     36,     leave out subsection (7).

   

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

417

Clause     104,     page     63,     line     3,     leave out subsection (8).

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

418

Clause     105,     page     63,     line     9,     leave out from 'deceased)"' to end of line 9 and insert 'only a statement by a person to whom the original statement was made is capable of admission in criminal proceedings as evidence of a matter stated in the original statement (so that a statement by B, but not A, may be admitted as evidence of the fact that C shot the deceased).'.

   

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

377

Clause     105,     page     63,     line     20,     at end add—

    '(4)   In exercising its discretion under section 98 (1A) to admit evidence under subsection (1), the court must give reasons why, despite the difficulties there may be in challenging the statement, the evidence should be admitted.'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

419

Clause     109,     page     64,     line     41,     leave out 'before a judge and jury'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

420

Clause     109,     page     64,     line     42,     leave out 'close' and insert 'opening'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

421

Clause     109,     page     64,     line     43,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

422

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     1,     leave out 'provided by the statement' and insert 'against the defendant'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

423

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     4,     leave out 'jury to acquit' and insert 'acquittal of'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

424

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     5,     leave out 'discharge the jury' and insert 'so order'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

425

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     7,     leave out 'a jury is directed'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

426

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     7,     leave out 'to acquit a defendant' and insert 'a defendant is acquitted'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

427

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     20,     leave out 'close' and insert 'opening'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

428

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     21,     leave out sub-paragraph (i).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Mark Francois

429

Clause     109,     page     65,     line     23,     leave out 'provided by the statement' and insert 'against the defendant'.

Prepared 28 Jan 2003