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Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
359

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

409

Clause  83,  page  47,  line  31,  leave out from ‘(ba)’ to first ‘the’ in line 33.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

208

Clause  83,  page  47,  line  33,  after ‘part,’, insert ‘and the court is satisfied that the

witness’s wish is based on informed consent or a real understanding of its consequences,’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

410

Clause  83,  page  48,  leave out lines 3 to 7.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

209

Clause  83,  page  48,  line  16,  leave out ‘take into account’ and insert ‘be satisfied

about’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

411

Clause  83,  page  48,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘( )
where a defendant is under the age of 18, the age and maturity of that

defendant;’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

210

Clause  83,  page  48,  line  24,  after ‘witness’s’, insert ‘sex,’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

408

Page  47,  line  21,  leave out Clause 83.

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
360

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

211

Clause  84,  page  48,  leave out line 44.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

212

Clause  85,  page  49,  line  44,  at end insert—

‘(1C)
Particulars of the specified person’s name, age, sex, qualifications and

relationship, if any, to the witness must be provided to the court and to all other

parties to the proceedings by the party calling the witness.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

213

Clause  85,  page  49,  line  44,  at end insert—

‘(1D)
The specified person must not give evidence on his own account.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

214

Clause  86,  page  50,  line  10,  after ‘court’, insert ‘and without the party calling that

witness giving such notice to the other parties in the proceedings as the court may direct’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

464

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  24,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

465

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  27,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

466

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  30,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
361

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

467

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  33,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

448

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The court may give a direction under subsection (3) if, and only if, it has made a

determination that the defendant is fit to plead.’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

468

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  35,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

469

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  39,  leave out from first ‘the’ to end and insert ‘defendant,

questions put to the defendant, and’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

470

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  41,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

471

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  2,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

215

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  2,  at end insert ‘, but not to give evidence on his own

account.’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

472

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  3,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

473

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  4,  leave out ‘accused’s’ and insert ‘defendant’s’.

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
362

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

474

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  6,  leave out ‘accused’s’ and insert ‘defendant’s’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

475

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  7,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

476

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  9,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

216

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  10,  leave out ‘Act 1983’ and insert ‘Acts 1983 or 2007 as

appropriate’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

485

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  11,  leave out first ‘and’ and insert ‘or’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

477

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  12,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

217

Clause  87,  page  51,  leave out lines 14 to 27.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

478

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  15,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

479

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  21,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

480

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  23,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
363

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

481

Clause  87,  page  51,  leave out line 25 and insert ‘defendant is able to see and hear the

examination of the defendant.’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

482

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  43,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

483

Clause  87,  page  51,  line  45,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

484

Clause  87,  page  52,  line  2,  leave out ‘accused’ and insert ‘defendant’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

412

Page  50,  line  22,  leave out Clause 87.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

86

Clause  89,  page  52,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
In section 57A (live links: introductory) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)
A live link direction shall not be given in the absence of the accused’s

consent unless the court is satisfied that he or his legal representative has

been informed by the court or the prosecution of the nature and purpose

of the live link hearing.”’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

91

Clause  91,  page  54,  line  12,  leave out from ‘constable’ to ‘of’ and insert ‘must

record or cause to be recorded all’.

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
364

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

87

Clause  91,  page  54,  line  16,  after ‘searched’, insert ‘unless that person consents to

being searched by a police officer of the opposite sex or a police officer of the rank of

Inspector or above concludes that a same-sex search would be impractical, that any such

search can be carried out without causing racial, religious or sexual offence and that

unreasonably to insist on a same-sex search would unnecessarily delay the bail hearing.’.

Bridget Prentice

290

Clause  92,  page  56,  line  10,  leave out from ‘where’ to ‘must’ in line 11 and insert

‘it has power to do so a court decides not to give a live link direction under this section, it’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

88

Clause  92,  page  56,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(4)
For the avoidance of doubt, an enforcement hearing relating to a confiscation

order under this section does not include a contested application for a confiscation

order.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

89

Clause  96,  page  57,  leave out lines 27 and 28.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

90

Clause  96,  page  57,  line  29,  leave out paragraph (b).

Public Bill Committee: 3 March 2009
365

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

218

Clause  97,  page  58,  line  29,  after ‘murder’ , insert  ‘,     attempted murder,

manslaughter, rape or attempted rape’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

219

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  4,  after ‘murder’, insert ‘, attempted murder,

manslaughter, rape or attempted rape’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

220

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  7,  after ‘murder’, insert ‘, attempted murder,

manslaughter, rape or attempted rape’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

486

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  10,  leave out ‘48’ and insert ‘24’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

487

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  10,  leave out ‘the day after’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

221

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  19,  after ‘murder’, insert ‘, attempted murder,

manslaughter, rape or attempted rape’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

222

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  20,  after ‘murder’, insert ‘, attempted murder,

manslaughter, rape or attempted rape’.