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Consideration of Bill: 10th June 2008                  

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(b)    

that the investigation for the purposes of which the further questioning is

 

proposed is being conducted diligently and expeditiously.’

 


 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

62

 

Page  31,  line  18  [Clause  44],  leave out from beginning to end of line 22 and

 

insert—

 

‘(i)    

imprisonment for life,

 

(ii)    

imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more,

 

(iii)    

imprisonment for public protection under section 225 of the

 

Criminal Justice Act 2003;’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

63

 

Page  31,  line  38  [Clause  44],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In relation to a sentence passed at any time before the coming into force of section

 

61 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (abolition of sentences of

 

detention in a young offender institution, custody for life etc), subsection (1)(a)

 

above has effect with the following modifications—

 

(a)    

in sub-paragraph (i), after “imprisonment” insert “(or custody)”;

 

(b)    

in sub-paragraph (ii), after “imprisonment” insert “(or detention in a

 

young offender institution)”;

 

(c)    

in sub-paragraph (iii), after “imprisonment” insert “(or detention)”.’

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

64

 

Page  31,  line  41  [Clause  44],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

imprisonment for life,

 

( )    

an order for lifelong restriction under section 210F of the

 

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,

 

( )    

detention without limit of time under section 205(2) of that Act

 

(punishment for murder for offenders under 18),

 

( )    

detention in a young offenders institution under section 205(3) of

 

that Act (punishment for murder for offenders aged 18 to 21),’.

 


 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

65

 

Page  32,  line  16  [Clause  44],  leave out from beginning to end of line 18 and

 

insert—

 

‘( )    

imprisonment for life,

 

( )    

imprisonment (or detention in a young offenders centre) for a

 

term of 12 months or more,


 
 

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( )    

an indeterminate custodial sentence under Article 13(3) and (4)

 

of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008,’.

 


 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

94

 

Page  36,  line  28  [Clause  52],  leave out ‘indefinite period’ and insert ‘10 years’.

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Total signatories: 7

 

113

 

Page  36,  line  28  [Clause  52],  leave out ‘an indefinite period’ and insert ‘five

 

years’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

66

 

Page  36,  line  32  [Clause  52],  leave out from beginning to end of line 36 and

 

insert—

 

‘(i)    

imprisonment for life,

 

(ii)    

imprisonment for a term of 5 years or more,

 

(iii)    

imprisonment for public protection under section 225 of the

 

Criminal Justice Act 2003;’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

95

 

Page  36,  line  34  [Clause  52],  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘10’.

 


 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

67

 

Page  37,  line  2  [Clause  52],  leave out from beginning to end of line 5 and insert—

 

( )    

an order for lifelong restriction under section 210F of the

 

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,

 

( )    

detention without limit of time under section 205(2) of that Act

 

(punishment for murder for offenders under 18),

 

( )    

detention in a young offenders institution under section 205(3) of

 

that Act (punishment for murder for offenders aged 18 to 21),

 

( )    

imprisonment for a term of 5 years or more,’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

69

 

Page  37,  line  20  [Clause  52],  at end insert—


 
 

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‘( )    

an indeterminate custodial sentence under Article 13(3) and (4)

 

of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008,’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

68

 

Page  37,  line  20  [Clause  52],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In relation to a sentence passed at any time before the coming into force of section

 

61 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (abolition of sentences of

 

detention in a young offender institution, custody for life etc), subsection (1)(a)

 

above has effect with the following modifications—

 

(a)    

in sub-paragraph (i), after “imprisonment” insert “(or custody)”;

 

(b)    

in sub-paragraph (ii), after “imprisonment” insert “(or detention in a

 

young offender institution)”;

 

(c)    

in sub-paragraph (iii), after “imprisonment” insert “(or detention)”.’

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Total signatories: 7

 

114

 

Page  37,  line  20  [Clause  52],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Notification requirements in relation to offences under subsection (1) may be

 

renewed on one or more occasions if it is considered necessary for purposes

 

connected with protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism;’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Total signatories: 8

 

96

 

Page  37,  line  21  [Clause  52],  leave out ‘10’ and insert ‘5’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

97

 

Page  37,  line  22  [Clause  52],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Notification requirements in relation to offences that are specified in subsections

 

(1) and (2) may be renewed on one occasion if it is considered necessary for the

 

purpose of protecting members of the public from the risks of terrorism for the

 

notification requirements to continue in force.

 

(2B)    

A person to whom the notification requirements apply may after a period of 5

 

years from the making of the notification requirements apply to the court for the

 

notification requirements to be terminated or varied and the court may if it is sure

 

that the notification requirements are no longer necessary for the purpose of

 

protecting members of the public from the risk of terrorism terminate or vary the

 

notification requirements.’.


 
 

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Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Total signatories: 7

 

116

 

Page  37,  line  22  [Clause  52],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Notification requirements in relation to offences under subsection (2) may be

 

renewed on one occasion if it is considered necessary for purposes connected

 

with protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism;’.

 


 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

109

 

Page  40,  line  10,  leave out Clause 57.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

21

 

Page  40,  line  40  [Clause  57],  leave out from ‘to’ to end and insert ‘affirmative

 

resolution procedure.’.

 


 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

22

 

Page  41,  line  10  [Clause  58],  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the need to ensure that the manner in which the proceedings are

 

conducted are fair to every party to the proceedings.’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

23

 

Page  41,  line  13  [Clause  58],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

107

 

Page  41,  line  20  [Clause  58],  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

24

 

Page  41,  line  27  [Clause  58],  at end insert ‘but do include any person or body who

 

claims or may reasonably be expected to claim to be the owner of or to have an interest in

 

any money or other property which may be affected by any asset freezing decision or by


 
 

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any decision made in the asset freezing proceedings.’.

 


 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

25

 

Page  42,  line  3  [Clause  59],  after ‘that’, insert ‘, provided that the person appointed

 

as the special advocate is present,’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

26

 

Page  42,  line  7  [Clause  59],  after ‘interest’, insert ‘and that the withholding of the

 

material would not cause injustice to a party to the proceedings’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

27

 

Page  42,  line  9  [Clause  59],  leave out ‘consider requiring’ and insert ‘require’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

28

 

Page  42,  line  14  [Clause  59],  at end insert ‘and is sufficient to ensure that the

 

conduct of the proceedings will be fair to all parties to those proceedings.’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

29

 

Page  42,  line  14  [Clause  59],  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

that material which supports the cause of a party to the proceedings or

 

which adversely affects the Treasury’s case may not be withheld from a

 

party to the proceedings or from that party’s legal representative;

 

(g)    

that material which supports the cause of a party to the proceedings or

 

which adversely affects the Treasury’s case is always disclosed to the

 

person appointed as the special advocate.’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

31

 

Page  42,  line  28  [Clause  59],  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Rules of court must ensure that any person or body who claims or may reasonably

 

be expected to claim to be the owner of or have an interest in any money or other

 

property which may be affected by the asset freezing decision or by any decision

 

made in the asset freezing proceedings is able to make representations in the

 

“asset freezing proceedings”.

 

(5B)    

Rules of court must provide that any person or body who claims or may

 

reasonably be expected to claim to be the owner of or have any interest in any


 
 

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money or other property which may be affected by any order made in the “asset

 

freezing proceedings” shall be able to apply to vary or discharge that order.’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

30

 

Page  42,  line  33  [Clause  59],  at end insert ‘but do include any person or body who

 

claims or may reasonably be expected to claim to be the owner of or to have an interest in

 

any money or other property which may be affected by any asset freezing decision or by

 

any decision made in the asset freezing proceedings.’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

32

 

Page  42,  line  40  [Clause  60],  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

 


 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

108

 

Page  43,  line  1  [Clause  60],  leave out ‘not’.

 


 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

41

 

Page  50,  line  33,  leave out Clause 70.

 


 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

75

 

Page  51,  line  18  [Clause  71],  leave out from ‘about’ to ‘which’ in line 19 and insert

 

‘an individual who is or has been—

 

(i)    

a member of Her Majesty’s forces,

 

(ii)    

a member of any of the intelligence services, or

 

(iii)    

a constable,’.

 

As an Amendment to Secretary Jacqui Smith’s proposed Amendment (No. 75):—

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Total signatories: 7


 
 

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(a)

 

Line  5,  at end insert ‘or

 

(iv)    

any other person holding office under the crown.’.

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Chris Huhne

 

Tom Brake

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Total signatories: 7

 

123

 

Page  51,  line  19  [Clause  71],  leave out ‘is of a kind likely’ and insert ‘he intends’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

76

 

Page  51,  line  22  [Clause  71],  leave out ‘information of that kind’ and insert ‘any

 

such information’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

42

 

Page  51,  line  24  [Clause  71],  after ‘prove’, insert ‘(a)’.

 

Mr Douglas Hogg

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

43

 

Page  51,  line  24  [Clause  71],  after ‘action’, insert—

 

‘(b)    

that at the time of the alleged offence he did not know and had no reason

 

to know that the information was of a kind that was likely to be helpful

 

to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism;

 

(c)    

that at the time of the alleged offence he did not know and had no reason

 

to know that the disclosure of such information was likely to be helpful

 

to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; or

 

(d)    

that at the time of the alleged offence disclosure of such information was

 

in the public interest.’.

 

Secretary Jacqui Smith

 

77

 

Page  51,  line  34  [Clause  71],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In this section “the intelligence services” means the Security Service, the Secret

 

Intelligence Service and GCHQ (within the meaning of section 3 of the

 

Intelligence Services Act 1994).’

 


 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

David Davis

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

11

 

Page  54,  line  8  [Clause  74],  leave out subsection (2).


 
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