Standing Committee Proceedings
Tuesday 18th January 2005
STANDING COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE D
SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AND POLICE BILL
[FIFTH AND SIXTH SITTINGS]
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 2
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn NC12
| | To move the following Clause:— |
| | `In section 18(12) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23) (certain offences excepted from exclusion of matters from legal proceedings) after paragraph (j) insert— |
| "(k) | any offence contained in an indictment in criminal proceedings instituted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency pursuant to section 5(2)(a) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.".'. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called NC16
| | To move the following Clause:— |
| `(1) | Provision may be made by regulation for the resolution of disputes as to whether a document, or part of a document, is an item subject to legal privilege. |
| (2) | The regulations may, in particular, make provision as to— |
| (a) | the custody of the document whilst its status is being decided, |
| (b) | the appointment of an independent, legally qualified person to decide the matter, |
| (c) | the procedure to be followed, and |
| (d) | the costs of the proceedings.'. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called NC24
| | To move the following Clause:— |
| `(1) | In the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, section 333 is amended as follows. |
| (2) | In subsection (1)(a) after "has been made", insert "or knows that such a disclosure is going to be made".'. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not moved 145
| | Clause 101, page 67, leave out lines 5 to 7 and insert— |
| `(1) | In section 24 of PACE (arrest without warrant for arrestable offences)— |
| (a) | in subsection (1), after "conferred by", insert "on any person"; and |
| (b) | delete subsections (6) and (7). |
| (1A) | After section 24 of PACE (arrest without warrant for arrestable offences), insert— |
| "24A | Arrest without warrant: constables".'. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 302
| | Clause 101, page 67, leave out lines 15 to 17. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 303
| | Clause 101, page 67, leave out lines 18 to 22. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 146
| | Clause 101, page 67, leave out lines 23 to 26. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Not called 218
| | Clause 101, page 67, line 24, after `if', insert— |
| `(a) | the offence is an arrestable offence punishable by more than 5 years imprisonment, or |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 296
| | Clause 101, page 67, line 24, after `if', insert— |
| `(a) | the offence is an arrestable offence, or |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 165
| | Clause 101, page 67, line 27, leave out from beginning to end of line 5 on page 68. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 219
| | Clause 101, page 67, line 43, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 68. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Negatived on division 166
| | Clause 101, page 68, leave out lines 6 to 28. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 295
| | Clause 101, page 68, line 17, at end insert— |
| `(za) | the offence is an arrestable offence,'. |
Caroline Flint
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Agreed to 255
| | Clause 101, page 68, line 34, leave out subsection (4). |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not selected 184
| | Page 67, line 4, leave out Clause 101. |
| | Clause, as amended, agreed to. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathon Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not selected 288
| | Page 68, line 38, leave out Clause 102. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 220
| | Schedule 7, page 164, leave out lines 3 to 13. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Not called 185
| | Schedule 7, page 164, leave out lines 8 to 13. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 221
| | Schedule 7, page 164, line 30, leave out from beginning to end of line 38 on page 168. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 186
| | Clause 103, page 69, line 10, after `offence', insert `or in the case of an order made by virtue of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, following the person's conviction or acquittal of an offence,'. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathon Djangoly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 287
| | Clause 104, page 69, line 40, leave out subsections (2) to (4) and insert— |
| `(1A) | After section 8 (power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises), insert— |
"8A Specific premises and all premises warrants
| (1) | If on an application made by a constable a judge of the High Court or a Circuit judge is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing— |
| (a) | that a serious arrestable offence has been committed; and |
| (b) | (i)
that there is material on one or more premises specified in the application which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigation of the offence (in which case the application is for a specific premises warrant); or |
| (ii) | that there is material on any premises occupied or controlled by a person specified in the application, including such sets of premises as are so specified) which is likely to be of substantial value (whether by itself or together with other material) to the investigations of the offence (in which case the application is for an all premises warrant); and |
| (c) | that the material is likely to be relevant evidence; and |
| (d) | that it does not consist of or include items subject to legal privilege, excluded material or special procedure material; and |
| (e) | that any of the conditions specified in subsection (3) below applies, |
| | he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises. |
| (2) | Without prejudice to the satisfaction of the requirements set out in subsection (1), no application for an all premises warrant under subsection (1) is to be granted unless a judge of the High Court or a Circuit judge is further satisfied that— |
| (a) | there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary to search premises occupied or controlled by the person in question which are not specified in the application in order to find the material; and |
| (b) | it is not reasonably practicable to specify in the application all the premises which he occupies or controls and which might need to be searched.".'. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 147
| | Clause 104, page 70, line 11, after `premises', insert `reasonably believed to be'. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathon Djangoly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 289
| | Clause 105, page 72, line 1, leave out subsection (2) and insert— |
| `(1A) | After section 8 (power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises), insert— |
"8B Search warrants and multiple entries
| (1) | Any warrant granted under section 8 or section 8A may authorize entry to and search of premises on more than one occasion if, on the application, a judge of the High Court or a Circuit judge is satisfied that it is necessary to authorize multiple entries in order to achieve the purpose for which he issues the warrant. |
| (2) | No warrant issued under section 8B(1) may specify more than three entries to the same premises under a period of 28 days. |
| (3) | Where a warrant authorizes mutliple entries, the number of entries must be limited to a maximum of two further entries to the same premises within a period of 28 calendar days from the date when the first entry took place.".'. |
Caroline Flint
Agreed to 256
| | Clause 107, page 73, line 33, leave out `provided in subsections (2) and (3)' and insert `follows'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Not called 298
| | Clause 107, page 73, line 34, leave out `and (3)' and insert `to (4)'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 187
| | Clause 107, page 73, line 39, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 74. |
Caroline Flint
Agreed to 257
| | Clause 107, page 74, line 22, at end insert— |
| `( ) | In subsection (4)(a), after "prosecution" insert, "or to the enforcement of a sentence". |
| ( ) | In subsection (5), after paragraph (b) insert "; and |
| (c) | "sentence" includes any order made by a court in England and Wales when dealing with an offender in respect of his offence.".'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Withdrawn 297
| | Clause 107, page 74, line 25, at end insert— |
| `(4) | After subsection (6A) (inserted by subsection (3) of this section) insert— |
| "(6B) | This section does not apply to— |
| (a) | a person aged under 17, or |
| (b) | a member of any group which is defined in a code of practice issued under this Act as a vulnerable group.".'. |
| | Clause, as amended, agreed to. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Not called 299
| | Clause 108, page 74, line 29, leave out `(4)' and insert `(4A)'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Withdrawn 188
| | Clause 108, page 74, line 31, after `fingerprints', insert `for the purpose of establishing identity'. |
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 304
| | Clause 108, page 75, leave out lines 3 and 4. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Not called 300
| | Clause 108, page 75, line 6, at end insert— |
| `(4A) | In subsection (9), at the end insert— |
| (i) | a person aged under 17, or |
| (ii) | a member of any group which is defined in a code of practice issued under this Act as a vulnerable group.".'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Not called 301
| | Clause 109, page 76, line 28, at end insert— |
| (b) | a member of any group which is defined in a code of practice issued under this Act as a vulnerable group. |
no impression of the person's footwear may be taken except in the presence of an appropriate adult (as defined in a code of practice issued under this Act.'.
Mr David Heath
Dr Evan Harris
Withdrawn 189
| | Clause 111, page 78, line 31, at end add— |
| `(5) | No person shall be designated as a custody officer under this section unless he has previously been a police officer of at least the rank of sergeant.'. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not selected 148
| | Page 77, line 35, leave out Clause 111. |
| | Clause agreed to on division. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not selected 149
| | Page 78, line 32, leave out Clause 112. |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Withdrawn 150
| | Clause 113, page 79, line 35, leave out subsection (3). |
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Not called 151
| | Clause 113, page 80, line 10, leave out subsections (5) and (6). |
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