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House of Commons

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Policing and Crime Bill

[Ninth and Tenth Sittings]

Clause 13 Agreed to on division.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  31

Clause  14,  page  14,  line  11,  after ‘B’, insert ‘, or knows that another person has

made or promised payment for such sexual services,’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  32

Clause  14,  page  14,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

‘(b)
any of B’s activities relating to the provision of those services are

procured by a third person through the use of or threat of the use of force

or coercion or B has been the subject of trafficking arrangements by a

third person which would constitute an offence by such third person

under section 57 (trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation), section

58 (trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation) or section 59

(trafficking out of the UK for sexual exploitation) which together shall

mean “controlled” for the purposes of this section, and

(c)
either—

(i)
A does not reasonably believe that any of B’s activities relating

to the provision of those services are controlled, or

(ii)
A is reckless as to whether any of B’s activities relating to the

provision of those services are controlled.’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  33

Clause  14,  page  14,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (b).

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Policing and Crime Bill, continued

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  34

Clause  14,  page  14,  line  19,  leave out subsection (3).

Clause Agreed to.

Dr Evan Harris

Paul Holmes

Withdrawn  1

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  28,  after ‘person’, insert ‘aged 18 or over’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Withdrawn  19

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  29,  leave out paragraph (b).

Dr Evan Harris

Not moved  246

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  31,  leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘three’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  20

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  31,  leave out paragraph (a).

Dr Evan Harris

Not moved  247

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  32,  leave out ‘three months’ and insert ‘one year’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Paul Holmes

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  21

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  37,  leave out subsection (4).

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  22

Clause  15,  page  14,  line  39,  leave out subsection (5).

Clause Agreed to.

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James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Withdrawn  23

Clause  16,  page  15,  line  6,  after ‘section’, insert ‘by making an order under section

177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 or’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  24

Clause  16,  page  15,  line  8,  at end insert ‘(such order requiring attendance at

meetings being referred to as a “meeting requirement order” for the purposes of this

section)’.

Clause Agreed to.

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  248

Schedule  1,  page  107,  line  22,  after ‘practicable’, insert ‘and in any event within 24

hours’.

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

Clause 17 Agreed to.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Withdrawn  25

Clause  18,  page  17,  line  12,  at end insert ‘and the platform, concourse or any part

of a railway station shall be considered to a be public place for the purposes of this

section.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 19 to 20 Agreed to.

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  251

Schedule  2,  page  110,  leave out lines 4 to 7.

Dr Evan Harris

Paul Holmes

Withdrawn  69

Schedule  2,  page  111,  line  24,  leave out subsection (8).

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Dr Evan Harris

Not moved  249

Schedule  2,  page  112,  line  43,  leave out ‘two’ and insert ‘three’.

Dr Evan Harris

Paul Holmes

Not moved  70

Schedule  2,  page  113,  line  18,  leave out subsection (10).

Dr Evan Harris

Not moved  250

Schedule  2,  page  113,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(10A)
The third condition is that the court is satisfied that the authorising officer has

satisfied himself of the identity of the interested parties and effected service on

them.’.

James Brokenshire

Mr David Ruffley

Not moved  26

Schedule  2,  page  119,  line  37,  after ‘person’, insert ‘did not permit or allow that

use and’.

Dr Evan Harris

Paul Holmes

Withdrawn  71

Schedule  2,  page  120,  leave out lines 13 to 20.

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Clauses 21 to 24 Agreed to.

Lynda Waltho

Withdrawn  78

Clause  25,  page  20,  line  1,  leave out paragraph (b).

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Withdrawn  62

Clause  25,  page  22,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(8A)
In section 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, for

subsections (1) to (4) substitute—

“(1)
Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the licensing of

sex establishments.”’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Not moved  63

Schedule  3,  page  122,  line  3,  leave out paragraphs 1 and 2.

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 26 Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am.