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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 10th July 2007
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“(1A)
An individual who is not a member of the Office may be appointed by the

Director to appear in—

(a)
specified proceedings, or

(b)
a specified class or description of proceedings,


in which the Director or a Prosecutor would otherwise appear by virtue

of section 302A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (cash recovery

proceedings).”

(4)
After section 39(1) of that Act (designation of non-legal staff) insert—

“(1A)
The Director may designate a member of the Office to appear in—

(a)
specified proceedings, or

(b)
a specified class or description of proceedings,


in which the Director or a Prosecutor would otherwise appear by virtue

of section 302A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (cash recovery

proceedings).”’.

Exempted data

Mr Jeremy Browne

Second reading negatived on division  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘Nothing in this Part authorises—

(a)
the disclosure of data contained in—

(i)
the National Identity Register (as defined in the Identity Cards

Act 2006 (c. 15)), or

(ii)
any database established pursuant to section 12 of the Children

Act 2004 (c. 31) (information databases), or

(b)
the use of such data in data matching exercises.’.

Review of orders

Mr Jeremy Browne

Not moved  nc2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The relevant applicant authority shall inform the High Court in England and

Wales of any change in circumstance which may entitle the person who is subject

to the order to apply for a variation or discharge.

(2)
The relevant applicant authority shall inform the High Court in Northern Ireland

of any change in circumstance which may entitle the person who is subject to the

order to apply for a variation or discharge.’.

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Review of orders (No. 2)

Mr Jeremy Browne

Not called  nc3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
On the expiration of an order the court shall make a new order to the same or

similar effect if—

(a)
on the presentation by the applicant authority of new evidence not used

as the basis for the original order; and

(b)
after a review has been undertaken by the Director of Public Prosecutions

of the possibility of criminal prosecution;


the court has reasonable grounds to believe that the making of the order would

protect the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement, by the

person who is the subject of the order, in serious crime in England and Wales.’.

Restrictions relating to renewal of orders

Mr Jeremy Browne

Not called  nc4

To move the following Clause:—

‘A person who has been the subject of an order under section 1 may not be the

subject of a second order in the absence of a criminal conviction.’.

Central record of serious crime prevention orders

James Brokenshire

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘A detailed central record shall be kept of every order made, varied or discharged

under Part 1.’.

Review of serious crime prevention orders

James Brokenshire

Mr Crispin Blunt

Second reading negatived on division  NC6

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)
The Secretary of State must appoint a person (“the independent reviewer”) to

conduct an independent review of the operation of this Part.

(2)
In conducting a review under subsection (1) above the independent reviewer shall

have regard to the desirability of minimising the use of serious crime prevention

orders except where they are necessary to protect the public by preventing,

restricting or disrupting involvement in serious crime in circumstances where

prosecutions cannot otherwise be pursued.

(3)
The independent reviewer must send the Secretary of State a report on the

outcome of a review under subsection (1) before the end of a period of 12 months

beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, and before the end of each

subsequent period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the first report

was sent to the Secretary of State.

(4)
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report received

under subsection (3) above.’.

Limitation of serious crime prevention orders

James Brokenshire

Mr Crispin Blunt

Second reading negatived on division  NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Part 1 of this Act and any orders made under it shall expire at the end of the period

of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed unless the

Secretary of State makes a renewal order under subsection (2) below.

(2)
No renewal order may be made by the Secretary of State unless it has been laid

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(3)
A renewal order made under subsection (2) above shall expire at the end of the

period of 12 months beginning with the day on which the order is made unless it

is renewed by a further renewal order.

(4)
No order may be made under this section unless a report has been laid before

Parliament under section [Review of serious crime prevention orders] above.’.

Proceeds of crime (criminal lifestyle)

Mr Douglas Hogg

Withdrawn  NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 75 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (criminal lifestyle) is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (2)(c), for “six months” substitute “three years”.

(3)
In subsection (3)(a)—

(a)
for “in the proceedings” substitute “prior to the proceedings”, and

(b)
after “benefited”, insert “, and each of those offences was committed

after 24th March 2003”.

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(4)
In subsection (3)(b)—

(a)
for “two separate occasions” substitute “three separate occasions”, and

(b)
after “benefited”, insert “, and at least one of those offences was

committed after 24th March 2003 and before the date of any of the

offences under section 6(2) of this Act”.

(5)
In subsection (4) for “£5,000” substitute “£20,000”.

Role of Information Commissioner

James Brokenshire

Not called  nc12

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 51 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c.29) (general duties of the

Commissioner) is amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (7), at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (7A),”.

(3)
After subsection (7), insert—

“(7A)
The Information Commissioner may, on his own intiaitive, assess any

data processing conducted under sections 63 to 67 of the Serious Crime

Act 2007.”’.

Penalty for offences under Data Protection Act

James Brokenshire

Not selected  NC18

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 60 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29) (prosecutions and penalties) is

amended as follows.

(2)
In subsection (2)(a) for “to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum”,

substitute “to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not

exceeding the statutory maximum or to both”.

(3)
In subsection (2)(b) for “to a fine”, substitute “to imprisonment for a term not

exceeding four years or to a fine or to both”.’.

Offence of obtaining information unlawfully disclosed under section 64

James Brokenshire

Not moved  NC19

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)
It is an offence to obtain information unlawfully disclosed under section 64 of this

Act or to procure the unlawful disclosure to another person of the information.

(2)
A person is not guilty under subsection (1) if he acted in the reasonable belief that

he had in law the right to obtain or to procure the disclosure of the information to

the other person.

(3)
It shall be for the defendant to prove that subsection (2) applies.’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  197

Title,  line  3,  after ‘fraud’, insert ‘or for purposes relating to proceeds of crime’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  198

Title,  line  9,  after ‘investigators’, insert ‘, management receivers and enforcement

receivers,’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Agreed to  240

Title,  line  9,  after ‘investigators’, insert ‘, cash recovery proceedings’.

Mr Douglas Hogg

Not called  169

Title,  line  9,  after ‘warrants’, insert ‘and in relation to criminal lifestyle’.

Mr Vernon Coaker

Not moved

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.