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Amendment Paper as at
Wednesday 2nd April 2003

CONSIDERATION OF BILL


CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL, AS AMENDED

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Motion in the names of Mr Secretary Blunkett and Mr Ben Bradshaw.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath

Annette Brooke

52

Page     4,     line     30,     leave out Clause 5.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

166

Page     4,     line     36,     leave out Clause 6.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

104

Page     160,     line     10     [Schedule     1],     leave out paragraph 17.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

105

Page     160,     line     27     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

 '17A In paragraph 17 (access to excluded and special procedure material) after paragraph (b) there is inserted—

"(bb)   section 15 of that Act (safeguards) shall have effect in relation to the issue of any warrant under paragraph 12 of that Schedule to that person as it has effect in relation to the issue of a warrant under that paragraph to a constable;

(bc)   section 16 of that Act (execution of warrants) shall have effect in relation to any warrant to enter and search premises that is issued under paragraph 12 of that Schedule (whether to that person or to any other person) in respect of premises in the relevant police area as if references in that section to a constable included references to that person;".'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

106

Page     160,     line     27     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

 '17B In paragraph 20 (access and copying in case of things seized by constables) after "by a constable" there is inserted "or by a person authorised to accompany him under section 16(2) of that Act".'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

107

Page     160,     line     28     [Schedule     1],     leave out paragraph 18.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

108

Page     161,     line     2     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

 '18A After paragraph 24 (extended powers of seizure) there is inserted—

"Persons accompanying investigating officers

24A (1) This paragraph applies where a person ("an authorised person") is authorised by virtue of section 16(2) of the 1984 Act to accompany an investigating officer designated for the purposes of paragraph 16 (or 17) in the execution of a warrant.

(2) The reference in paragraph 16(h) (or 17(e)) to the seizure of anything by a designated person in exercise of a particular power includes a reference to the seizure of anything by the authorised person in exercise of that power by virtue of section 16(2A) of the 1984 Act.

(3) In relation to any such seizure, paragraph 16(h) (or 17(e)) is to be read as if it provided for the references to a constable and to an officer in section 21(1) and (2) of the 1984 Act to include references to the authorised person.

(4) The reference in paragraph 16(i) (or 17(f)) to anything seized by a designated person in exercise of a particular power includes a reference to anything seized by the authorised person in exercise of that power by virtue of section 16(2A) of the 1984 Act.

(5) In relation to anything so seized, paragraph 16(i)(ii) (or 17(f)(ii)) is to be read as if it provided for—

(a)   the references to the supervision of a constable in subsections (3) and (4) of section 21 of the 1984 Act to include references to the supervision of a person designated for the purposes of paragraph 16 (or paragraph 17), and

(b)   the reference to a constable in subsection (5) of that section to include a reference to such a person or an authorised person accompanying him.

(6) Where an authorised person accompanies an investigating officer who is also designated for the purposes of paragraph 24, the references in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of that paragraph to the designated person include references to the authorised person.".'.


   

Mr Chris Mullin

124

Page     164,     line     18     [Schedule     2],     leave out from 'section 38(1))' to end of line 19 and insert—

'(a) before "the normal powers", there is inserted "Subject to subsection (1CA) below,",

(b) after "section", in the first place where it occurs, there is inserted "37(7)(a).'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

123

Page     164,     line     25     [Schedule     2],     at end insert—

'(1CA) Where conditions are imposed by a custody officer, no condition shall apply for more than 28 days from the day on which conditions are first imposed on a person's bail without charge.'.

   

Mr Chris Mullin

127

Page     164,     line     28     [Schedule     2],     after 'application', insert 'by a constable or'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

71

Page     17,     line     16     [Clause     25],     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Subsection (5) does not apply to section 1 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.43).'

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

119

Page     17,     line     23,     leave out Clause 26.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

94

Page     32,     line     29     [Clause     47],     after 'jury', insert '(if there is one)'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

146

Page     60,     line     6     [Clause     99],     leave out 'admissible' and insert 'not to be admitted'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

147

Page     60,     line     6     [Clause     99],     leave out 'if, but only if' and insert 'unless'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

148

Page     60,     line     9     [Clause     99],     at end insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

149

Page     60,     line     10     [Clause     99],     leave out from 'admissible' to end of line 13 and 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.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

150

Page     60,     line     15     [Clause     99],     leave out '(d)' and insert '(a) or (b)'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

151

Page     60,     line     31     [Clause     99],     at end insert 'and the court shall in no event admit such a statement if it is of the opinion that, if the statement were admitted, any conviction of the defendant would as a result be based wholly or substantially on statements not made in oral evidence in the proceedings'.

   

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

117

Page     60,     line     31     [Clause     99],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   A statement not made in oral evidence shall not be admissible in a case of serious historical complex abuse if such statements comprise all of the evidence presented in court to substantiate the charge.'.

   

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

144

Page     60,     line     31     [Clause     99],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Statements not made in oral evidence shall not be admissible where a defendant is charged with a sexual offence which was investigated as part of a complex historical abuse case if such statements are the only evidence presented to substantiate that charge.'.


   

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

145

Page     61,     line     11     [Clause     101],     after 'satisfaction), insert 'and, in the case of proceedings for a sexual offence which was investigated as part of a complex historical abuse case, a video recording of the statement being made has been provided in accordance with any code of practice for the investigation of such cases.'.

   

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

118

Page     61,     line     11     [Clause     101],     after 'satisfaction', insert—

'(ba) the court is supplied with a video recording of the statement being made to the police in accordance with a code of practice under section (serious historical complex abuse cases)'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

152

Page     61,     line     26     [Clause     101],     leave out 'or of financial loss'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

153

Page     64,     line     25     [Clause     103],     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.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

154

Page     64,     line     29,     leave out Clause 104.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

155

Page     65,     line     14     [Clause     105],     leave out subsections (4) to (8).

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois

121

Page     65,     line     42,     leave out Clause 106.


 
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