Amendments proposed to the Criminal Justice Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Mr Dominic Grieve 736 Clause 253, page 140, line 7, leave out 'is omitted' and insert 'may be omitted if the court deems it appropriate'.
Mr Dominic Grieve 737 Schedule 22, page 266, line 27, after 'person', insert
Mr Graham Allen 746 Clause 262, page 145, line 28, leave out 'and'.
Mr Graham Allen 747 Clause 262, page 145, line 31, at end insert
Hilary Benn 700 Clause 264, page 147, line 14, leave out from 'include' to end of line 15 and insert 'a service court, as defined by section 252(1)'.
Mr Graham Allen 111 Clause 265, page 147, line 31, at end add 'and
Mr Dominic Grieve 676 Clause 265, page 147, leave out line 40.
Hilary Benn 44 Schedule 25, page 274, line 35, at end insert
Hilary Benn 45 Schedule 25, page 274, line 38, leave out 'or'.
Hilary Benn 46 Schedule 25, page 274, line 38, at end insert
(iiia) section 24C (intention as to plea by child or young person: adjournment);".'
Hilary Benn 47 Schedule 26, page 279, line 39, column 2, leave out '22(3),' and insert '22, in subsection (1) the words "subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994" and in subsection (3)'.
Hilary Benn 48 Schedule 26, page 280, line 16, column 2, leave out 'paragraph' and insert 'paragraphs 15 and'.
Hilary Benn 593 Schedule 26, page 283, line 22, column 2, at end insert
Hilary Benn 178 Schedule 26, page 293, line 3, at end insert
Hilary Benn 591 Schedule 24, page 274, line 1, leave out '16' and insert '17'.
Hilary Benn 592 Schedule 24, page 274, line 6, leave out '16' and insert '17'.
Hilary Benn 711 Clause 272, page 149, line 35, at end insert'Section (Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland) and Schedule (Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland);'. NEW CLAUSESEarly release of fine defaulters and contemnors
Hilary Benn NC8 To move the following Clause:'(1) This section applies in relation to a person committed to prison
(2) As soon as a person to whom this section applies has served one-half of the term for which he was committed, it is the duty of the Secretary of State to release him unconditionally. (3) Where a person to whom this section applies is also serving one or more sentences of imprisonment, nothing in this section requires the Secretary of State to release him until he is also required to release him in respect of that sentence or each of those sentences. (4) The Secretary of State may at any time release unconditionally a person to whom this section applies if he is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which justify the person's release on compassionate grounds.'.
Restriction on consecutive sentences for released prisoners
Hilary Benn NC9 To move the following Clause:'(1) A court sentencing a person to a term of imprisonment may not order or direct that the term is to commence on the expiry of any other sentence of imprisonment from which he has been released early under this Chapter. (2) In this section "sentence of imprisonment" includes a sentence of detention under section 91 of the Sentencing Act or section 208 of this Act, and "term of imprisonment" is to be read accordingly.'.
Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Hilary Benn NC13 To move the following Clause:'Schedule (Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland) shall have effect.'.
Increase in sentences for illegal trade in endangered species
John Mann NC1 To move the following Clause:'(1) In sections 1(6) and 4(5) of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976, for the word "two" in each place where it appears there is substituted "five". (2) In regulations 3(1), 3(2)(b), 4(1)(b), 4(2)(b), 4(3)(b), 6(b), 7(2)(b), 8(8)(b) and 9(7)(b) of the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 for the word "two" in each place where it appears there is substituted "five".'.
Offences in connection with reporting
Mr Dominic Grieve NC2 To move the following Clause:'( ) Any person knowingly disclosing information concerning matters in section 69(1) and (2) shall be guilty of an indictable only offence punishable on indictment by 10 years imprisonment.'.
Nature of offence
Mr Dominic Grieve NC3 To move the following Clause:'The requirement of this section is met if
Lord Chancellor and Ministry of Justice
Mr Graham Allen NC4 To move the following Clause:'(1) References in this Act to "the Lord Chancellor" shall include references to any member of the Cabinet who has been appointed to carry out the functions of the Lord Chancellor under this Act. (2) Any member of the Cabinet who carries out the functions of the Lord Chancellor under this Act shall not also serve as a member of the judiciary or as a presiding officer of the House of Lords.'.
Power to increase fine
Mr Graham Allen NC5 To move the following Clause:'(1) This section applies where a court has fixed the amount of a fine and the fine has not been paid in full. (2) If it becomes known to the court that the offender has a higher weekly disposable income or readily available capital than was known to it when it fixed the level of the fine it may increase the level of the fine.'.
Criminal justice information
Mr Graham Allen NC7 To move the following Clause:'(1) The powers conferred by this Act on the Secretary of State include the power to make an order or rules for the publication and distribution of information about criminal justice, and requiring any person or persons to publish or distribute such information in a prescribed form. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) these powers shall include the power to make an order for the publication and distribution of an annual Table indicating in respect of each Regional Constabulary
Release before end of sentence
Mr David Cameron NC10 To move the following Clause:'(1) No prisoner should be released on licence or probation or be granted any other form of permanent release until they have reached the end of their sentence, save as in subsection (2) below. (2) The prison governor, or relevant authority in each prison, should be able to reduce a prisoner's sentence by up to 10 per cent. of the total, as a reward for good behaviour. (3) These provisions only apply to sentences passed by courts in England and Wales after 31st December 2003.'.
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