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Friday 5th September 2003


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STANDING COMMITTEE B

SEXUAL OFFENCES BILL [LORDS]


NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the order to be proposed by Paul Goggins.


   

Paul Goggins
To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely Clauses 1, 3 to 5, 76 to 78, 2, 6 to 16, 74, 17 to31, 65, 66, 32 to 57, Schedule 1, Clauses 58 to 64, 67 to 73, Schedule 2, Clauses 75, 79 to 81, Schedule 3, Clauses 82 to 102, Schedule 4, Clauses 103 to 136, Schedule 5, Clause 137, Schedule 6, Clauses 138 to 140, new Clauses, new Schedules.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

35

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     6,     after 'vagina', insert 'or'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

34

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     6,     leave out 'or mouth'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

36

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     9,     leave out 'reasonably'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

25

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     after 'circumstances', insert 'of the case and circumstances and characteristics of A'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

29

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     after 'including', insert 'A's age, mental development, maturity, and'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

37

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     13,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

1

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     14,     after 'liable,', insert 'if aged 18 or over at the time of the offence.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

22

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     14,     leave out from 'conviction' to end of line 15 and insert—

      '(a) if the offence occurs during or after an acknowledged sexual relationship between the parties to a term of 5 years imprisonment.

      (b) otherwise, to imprisonment for life.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

2

*Clause     1,     page     1,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(5)   Unless subsection (4) applies, a person guilty of an offence under this section—

      (a) is liaible on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term no exceeding 15 years;

      (b) prior to sentencing, shall be subject to a comprehensive assessment by a Youth Offending Team;

      (c) shall only be subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of this Act following an assessment of the risk that he poses to the public.'.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

39

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     6,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

26

*Clause     3,     page     10,     line     10,     after 'circumstances' insert 'of the case and the circumstances and characteristics of A'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

30

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     10,     after 'including', insert 'A's age, mental development, maturity, and'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

3

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     13,     after 'liable,', insert 'if aged 18 or over at the time of the offence.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

4

*Clause     3,     page     2,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '(5)   Unless subsection (4) applies, a person guilty of an offence under this section—

      (a) is liaible on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years;

      (b) prior to sentencing, shall be subject to a comprehensive assessment by a Youth Offending Team;

      (c) shall only be subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of this Act following an assessment of the risk that he poses to the public.'.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

27

*Clause     4,     page     2,     line     22,     after 'circumstances' insert 'of the case and the circumstances and characteristics of A'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

31

*Clause     4,     page     2,     line     22,     after 'including', insert 'A's age, mental development, maturity, and'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

5

*Clause     4,     page     2,     line     25,     after 'liable,', insert 'if aged 18 or over at the time of the offence.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

6

*Clause     4,     page     2,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5)   Unless subsection (4) applies, a person guilty of an offence under this section—

      (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

      (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years;

      (c) prior to sentencing, shall be subject to a comprehensive assessment by a Youth Offending Team;

      (d) shall only be subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of this Act following an assessment of the risk that he poses to the public.'.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

28

*Clause     5,     page     2,     line     38,     after 'circumstances' insert 'of the case and the circumstances and characteristics of A'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

32

*Clause     5,     page     2,     line     38,     after 'including', insert 'A's age, mental development, maturity, and'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

7

*Clause     5,     page     3,     line     9,     at end insert—

      '(i) if aged 18 years or above at the time of the offence, is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life;

      (ii) if aged under 18 years at the time of the offence, is liable on conviction on indictment to 15 years.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley
Simon Hughes

8

*Clause     5,     page     3,     line     10,     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '( )   Unless subsection (4) applies,

      (a) a person guilty of an offence under this section, if aged 18 years or above at the time of the offence, is liable—

      (i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

      (ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.

      (b) a person guilty of an offence under this section, if aged 18 years at the time of the offence, is liable—

      (i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

      (ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.

    ( )   A person aged below 18 years at the time of the offence—

      (a) prior to sentencing, shall be subject to a comprehensive assessment by a Youth Offending Team;

      (b) shall only be subject to notification requirements under Part 2 of this Act following an assessment of the risk that he poses to the public.'.


   

Paul Goggins

41

*Clause     76,     page     36,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '( ) any person had administered to or caused to be taken by the complainant, without the complainant's consent, a substance which, having regard to when it was administered or taken, was capable of causing or enabling the complainant to be stupefied or overpowered at the time of the relevant act.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

33

*Clause     76,     page     36,     line     36,     at end insert—

      '(f) any person was, at the time of the relevant act or immediately before it began making threats of any description against the complainant or against another person'.


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

38

*Clause     77,     page     37,     line     6,     leave out paragraph (b).


   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

23

*Clause     2,     page     1,     line     17,     leave out from 'enjoy' to end of line 18 and insert 'a right to anonymity, from initial accusation to conviction, unless at any time between charge and conclusion of the trial a circuit judge directs otherwise.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

24

*Clause     2,     page     1,     line     17,     leave out from 'enjoy' to end of line 18 and insert 'a right to anonymity until charged.'.

   

Paul Goggins
Annette Brooke
Sandrs Gidley
Simon Hughes

42

*Page     1,     line     16,     leave out Clause 2.


   

Paul Goggins

43

*Clause     9,     page     4,     line     2,     leave out '(A)'.


   

Paul Goggins

44

*Clause     12,     page     5,     line     3,     leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 4 and insert—

      '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can be observed, and

      (ii) '.



 
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