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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 20th January 2004

STANDING COMMITTEE B


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION (TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS, ETC.) BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Committee [8th and 13th January].

   

Beverley Hughes

101

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A request under subsection (1) must assert that the Tribunal's decision would have been different but for a clear error of law by the Tribunal identified in the request.

    (1B)   A review shall consider only the assertion made in accordance with subsection (1A).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

40

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     12,     leave out 'only to written' and insert 'to written or oral'.

   

Beverley Hughes

102

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   But if in the course of a review the Tribunal forms the opinion that the exceptional nature of the case makes it impossible properly to determine the review without an oral hearing, the Tribunal may hold an oral hearing.'.

   

Beverley Hughes

103

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     15,     at end insert 'or'.

   

Beverley Hughes

104

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     16,     leave out from 'decision,' to end of line 17.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

41

Clause     10,     page     10,     leave out lines 18 to 21.

   

Beverley Hughes

105

Clause     10,     page     10,     leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert 'would have been different but for a clear error of law by the Tribunal.'.

   

Beverley Hughes

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

42

Clause     10,     page     10,     leave out lines 22 to 29.

   

Beverley Hughes

107

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     31,     leave out from 'once,' to end of line 32.

   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
Annabelle Ewing

127

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     33,     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

43

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     35,     after 'court', insert 'save the Court of Appeal'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

44

Clause     10,     page     10,     line     37,     after 'court', insert 'save the Court of Appeal'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

45

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     10,     leave out from 'exercised' to end of line 15.

   

Annabelle Ewing

142

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     17,     at beginning insert 'shall not'.

   

Annabelle Ewing

143

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     23,     leave out from 'justice,' to end of line 31 and insert—

      '(v) bad faith on the part of a member of the Tribunal, or

      (vi) any other matter, and

    (b)   shall not prevent a court from reviewing a decision to issue a certificate under section 94 or 96 of this Act or under Schedule 3 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (removal to safe country).'.

   

Beverley Hughes

108

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   A court may consider whether a member of the Tribunal has acted in bad faith, in reliance on subsection (3)(b)(ii), only if satisfied that significant evidence has been adduced of—

      (a) dishonesty,

      (b) corruption, or

      (c) bias.'.

   

Beverley Hughes

109

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     35,     after '2', insert ', 2B'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

121

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     38,     after 'section', insert '"court" includes the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights; and'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

46

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     40,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

47

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     43,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

48

Clause     10,     page     11,     line     44,     after 'reference', insert 'may be'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

65

Clause     10,     page     12,     line     9,     after 'opinion', insert '(which shall be binding)'.

   

Beverley Hughes

110

Clause     10,     page     12,     line     16,     at end insert 'or'.

   

Beverley Hughes

111

Clause     10,     page     12,     line     18,     leave out from 'completed,' to end of line 21.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

66

Clause     10,     page     12,     line     28,     at beginning insert 'Save with the leave of the Court of Appeal,'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

120

Clause     10,     page     12,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(6A)   No appeal shall lie to the European Court of Human Rights or the European Court of Justice from any decision of an appellate court in relation to the giving of an opinion under this section.'.

   

Beverley Hughes

112

Clause     10,     page     12,     leave out lines 40 and 41.

   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

117

Page     9,     line     27,     leave out Clause 10.


   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

97

Schedule     1,     page     24,     line     7,     after 'shall', insert ', after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session,'.

   

Beverley Hughes

113

Schedule     1,     page     24,     line     31,     leave out 'as its President,' and insert ', who holds or has held high judicial office within the meaning of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (c.59), as President of the Tribunal,'.


   

Beverley Hughes

114

Schedule     2,     page     30,     line     26,     leave out from 'completed,' to end of line 29.

   

Beverley Hughes

115

Schedule     2,     page     30,     leave out line 31 and insert—

            "(b)   in subsection (4) for "as part of the determination of the appeal for the purposes of section 101" substitute "as part of the Tribunal's decision on the appeal for the purposes of section 105A".

   

Beverley Hughes

116

Schedule     2,     page     30,     line     37,     leave out from 'completed,' to end of line 40.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

139

Schedule     2,     page     31,     line     23,     at end insert—

    '(ha)   In subsection 2(n) after "service" insert "and shall provide for service of any notice of appeal on both the tribunal and on the Secretary of State".'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

83

Schedule     2,     page     31,     line     36,     leave out 'other members and'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

140

Schedule     2,     page     32,     line     2,     at end insert 'and must make provision for the tribunal to follow an active approach to the hearing of appeals notwithstanding any rule of law or practice establishing that the procedure at or before hearings shall be adversarial in character.'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Angela Watkinson

141

Schedule     2,     page     32,     line     2,     at end insert 'and shall make provision for the Secretary of State to be under a duty to ensure that he is represented at every appeal before the tribunal.'.

   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

128

Schedule     2,     page     33,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '28A A member of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal shall be known as an adjudicator.'.


   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

92

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     17,     leave out 'or other'.

   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

93

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     17,     at end insert 'or'.

   

Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath

94

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     18,     leave out from 'opinion' to end of line 20.

   

Beverley Hughes

129

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In section 94(4) of that Act omit paragraphs (a) to (j).'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

124

Clause     11,     page     13,     line     31,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall—

      (a) cause to be maintained a record of the use of legal aid for purposes connected with this and the principal Act;

      (b) regularly review the success of legal practitioners in pursuing with the assistance of legal aid cases under this and the principal Act and the extent to which they have pursued unfounded human rights or asylum claims;

      (c) publish statistics on the cost and success rate of each legal practitioner; and

      (d) withdraw from eligibility to receive legal aid payments practitioners who in his opinion are not achieving good value for money.'.



 
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