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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 10th January 2006

STANDING COMMITTEE A


CRIMINAL DEFENCE SERVICE BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [9th January 2006]

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill agreed the following resolution at its meeting on Monday 9th January (Standing Order No. 83C):

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 10th January) meet—
(a)  at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 10th January;
(b) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 12th January;

    (2)   the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 12th January.

Bridget Prentice has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].


   

Bridget Prentice

1

Clause     1,     page     2,     leave out line 23.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

4

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     33,     at end add—

    '(11)   Notwithstanding powers conferred on the Legal Service Commission by this section, the Court will have a residual power to grant a representation order upon oral application to the Court.'.


   

Bridget Prentice

2

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     16,     at end insert—

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

5

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     24,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

6

Clause     2,     page     3,     line     34,     at end add—

    '(7)   No provision in this section shall enable the Lord Chancellor to alter the Crown Court Scheme without further primary legislation.'.


   

Bridget Prentice

3

Clause     5,     page     6,     line     1,     leave out subsection (5).


NEW CLAUSES

Provision for high cost cases

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Lord Chancellor shall introduce legislation to limit the amount of money spent on high cost cases and ensure better and more efficient case management of all cases and in particular high cost cases.

    (2)   In this section, "high cost cases" shall mean cases where the costs incurred by the defence are greater than £10,000.'.


Provision for case management reports

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC2

To move the following Clause:—


Crown court scheme

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Angela Watkinson
Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC3

To move the following Clause:—


ORDER OF THE HOUSE [13th DECEMBER 2005]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords]:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 12th January 2006.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other Proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
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