Amendments proposed to the Criminal Justice Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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    '(1)   For paragraph 2A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act (defendant need not be granted bail where he was on bail at date of offence) there is substituted—

    "2A (1)   If the defendant falls within this paragraph he may not be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there is no significant risk of his committing an offence while on bail (whether subject to conditions or not); but this does not require the court, if so satisfied, to grant bail (disregarding other considerations).

(2)	The defendant falls within this paragraph if—

(a)   he is aged 18 or over, and

(b)   it appears to the court that he was on bail in criminal proceedings on the date of the offence."'

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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'(a)   is under the age of 18, and

(b)   it appears to the court that he'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

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Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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(a)'.

   

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(b)	a statement of the kind mentioned in subsection (3A)'.

   

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Page     19,     line     14     [Clause     28],     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Instead of an updated defence statement, the accused may give a written statement stating that he has no changes to make to the defence statement which was given under section 5 or 6.'

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     19,     line     16     [Clause     28],     after 'give', insert 'either'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     19,     line     16     [Clause     28],     after 'statement', insert 'or a statement of the kind mentioned in subsection (3A)'.

   

Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr Menzies Campbell
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke
Mr Andrew Stunell

Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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

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Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr Menzies Campbell
Simon Hughes
Mr David Heath
Annette Brooke
Mr Andrew Stunell

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Page     19,     line     26,     [Clause     29],     leave out from 'and' to end of line 35 and insert—

    '(2A)   Names and addresses of defence witnesses may only be disclosed under section (1) with the express and prior consent of the witness concerned.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Mark Francois
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas

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Page     20,     line     23     [Clause     31],     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   Where an accused's solicitor purports to give on behalf of the accused—

(a)	a defence statement under section 5, 6 or 6B, or

(b)	a statement of the kind mentioned in section 6B(3A),

that statement shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be given with the authority of the accused.'.

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     21,     line     7     [Clause     31],     at end insert—

'(c)	where he has given both an initial defence statement and a statement of the kind mentioned in section 6B(3A), to the initial defence statement.'.

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Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     22,     line     32     [Clause     34],     after 'statement', insert 'or a statement of the kind mentioned in section 6B(3A)'.

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Page     23,     line     21     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Where—

(a)	this section applies by virtue of subsection (2)(f)(ii) (including that provision as it applies by virtue of subsection (3)(b)), and

(b)	the matter which was not mentioned is a point of law (including any point as to the admissibility of evidence or an abuse of process) or an authority,

comment by another party under subsection (5)(a) may be made only with the leave of the court.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     23,     line     36     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

    '(9A)   Where the accused has given a statement of the kind mentioned in section 6B(3A), then, for the purposes of subsections (2)(f)(ii) and (iv), the question as to whether there has been a breach of the requirements imposed by or under section 6A or a failure to comply with section 6A(2)(a) or (b) shall be determined—

(a)	by reference to the state of affairs at the time when that statement was given, and

(b)	as if the defence statement was given at the same time as that statement.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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Page     23,     line     47     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

'(iii)

where he has given both an initial defence statement and a statement of the kind mentioned in section 6B(3A), to the initial defence statement;'.

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING PART 6

Mode of trial for certain firearms offences: transitory arrangements

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

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To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is amended as follows.

    (2)   In section 24 (summary trial of information against child or young person for indictable offence)—

(a)	in subsection (1), for "homicide" there is substituted "one falling within subsection (1B) below",

(b)	in subsection (1A)(a), for "of homicide" there is substituted "falling within subsection (1B) below",

(c)	after subsection (1A), there is inserted—

    "(1B)   An offence falls within this subsection if—

(a)	it is an offence of homicide; or

(b)	each of the requirements of section 51A(1) of the Firearms Act 1968 would be satisfied with respect to—

(i)	the offence; and

(ii)	the person charged with it,

if he were convicted of the offence."

    (3)   In section 25 (power to change from summary trial to committal proceedings and vice versa), in subsection (5), for "homicide" there is substituted "one falling within section 24(1B) above".'.

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Prepared 13 May 2003