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Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

418

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr James Gray

 

144

 

Clause  65,  page  39,  line  7,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown Court

 

judge’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr James Gray

 

145

 

Clause  68,  page  40,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Bridget Prentice

 

283

 

Clause  68,  page  40,  line  17,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Bridget Prentice

 

284

 

Clause  68,  page  40,  leave out line 19 and insert ‘references to a judge of the Crown

 

Court are to be read as references’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr James Gray

 

146

 

Clause  68,  page  40,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the reference to the High Court is to be read as a reference to the High

 

Court of Northern Ireland;

 

(e)    

the reference to a judge of the High Court is to be read as a reference to

 

a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland.’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

191

 

Clause  69,  page  40,  line  25,  after second ‘a’, insert ‘Crown’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

192

 

Clause  69,  page  40,  line  27,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘Crown’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

419

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

193

 

Clause  69,  page  41,  line  1,  after ‘the’, insert ‘Crown’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

195

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(A1)    

For the avoidance of doubt, whilst applications for a witness anonymity order

 

must be made to the Crown court such orders may govern current, adjourned or

 

future proceedings in the magistrates’ courts.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

194

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  13,  after ‘the’, insert ‘Crown’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

377

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

An application for a witness anonymity order to be made in relation to a witness

 

in a coroner’s inquest may be made to the coroner with the coroner’s permission

 

by any party appearing at the inquest.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

196

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  16,  after second ‘court’, insert ‘in writing’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

202

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  23,  after ‘court’, insert ‘in writing’.

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

100

 

Clause  70,  page  41,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

On any application for a witness anonymity order, the court must consider

 

whether the appointment of special counsel to assist the court in deciding whether

 

to grant the order would contribute significantly to the fairness of the

 

proceedings; and if the court decides not to appoint special counsel, the court

 

must give reasons.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

420

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

378

 

Clause  70,  page  42,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

Where an application either for permission to make an application for a witness

 

anonymity order or for a witness anonymity order is made to a coroner by a party

 

appearing at an inquest that party—

 

(a)    

must (unless the coroner directs otherwise) inform the coroner of the

 

identity of the witness, but

 

(b)    

is not required to disclose in connection with the application—

 

(i)    

the identity of the witness, or

 

(ii)    

any information that may enable the witness to be identified,

 

    

to any other party to the proceedings or his or her legal representatives.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

379

 

Clause  70,  page  42,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

The court may in its descretion appoint counsel to assist it when considering an

 

application for permission to make an application for a witness anonymity order

 

or an application for a witness anonymity order.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

380

 

Clause  70,  page  42,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(9)    

The provisions set out in subsections (4) to (8) inclusive apply as appropriate to

 

applications to a coroner as they do to applications in criminal cases.’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

381

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  5,  after ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or an inquest’.

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

451

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  9,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘or’ in line 10.

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

452

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  10,  leave out ‘any serious damage to property’ and insert

 

‘damage to property so serious that it would leave the witness or another person in a state

 

of destitution.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

421

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

453

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

 

‘(b)    

in order to prevent serious harm to the functioning of a properly

 

authorised undercover operation.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

197

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  11,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

198

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  13,  leave out ‘or otherwise’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

383

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  15,  after ‘trial’, insert ‘or the inquest being conducted in a

 

manner consistent with the interests of the parties before it being treated fairly.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

446

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  19,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

454

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  21,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

199

 

Clause  71,  page  42,  line  22,  leave out ‘(in particular)’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

384

 

Clause  72,  page  42,  line  33,  after ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or a party appearing at an

 

inquest’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

422

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

385

 

Clause  72,  page  42,  line  39,  after ‘defendant’, insert ‘or resolving the issues in the

 

inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

386

 

Clause  72,  page  43,  line  1,  after ‘case’, insert ‘or inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

387

 

Clause  72,  page  43,  line  4,  after ‘defendant’, insert ‘, or the witness and any party

 

appearing at the inquest or any associates of any party appearing at the inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

388

 

Clause  72,  page  43,  line  9,  after ‘indictment’, insert ‘or at an inquest’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

389

 

Clause  73,  page  43,  line  12,  after second ‘judge’, insert ‘or coroner’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

390

 

Clause  73,  page  43,  line  14,  after ‘defendant’, insert ‘or a party appearing at the

 

inquest’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

391

 

Clause  74,  page  43,  line  18,  after ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or inquest’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

423

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

392

 

Clause  74,  page  43,  line  31,  after second ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or party appearing

 

at the inquest’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

393

 

Clause  75,  page  43,  line  41,  after first ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or at an inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

394

 

Clause  75,  page  44,  line  18,  after ‘defendant’, insert ‘or a party appearing’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

395

 

Clause  76,  page  44,  line  28,  after second ‘proceedings”)’, insert ‘or an inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

396

 

Clause  76,  page  44,  line  33,  at end insert ‘or

 

(c)    

the verdict or any finding of fact or law by the coroner or inquest jury, as

 

the case may be, is reviewed by the appeal court.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

397

 

Clause  76,  page  44,  line  41,  after ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or appearing at the inquest’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

398

 

Clause  76,  page  45,  line  3,  after ‘proceedings’, insert ‘or a party appearing at the

 

inquest’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 5 March 2009                     

424

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

399

 

Clause  76,  page  45,  line  7,  at end insert —

 

‘(za)    

the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division),’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

200

 

Clause  76,  page  45,  line  10,  at end add ‘, or

 

(d)    

The Judicial Committee of the House of Lords and the Supreme Court.’.

 


 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

449

 

Clause  80,  page  45,  line  34,  leave out ‘a magistrates’ court’ and insert ‘a Youth

 

Court where the case is one in which, were the defendant an adult, the defendant would

 

have been tried in the Crown Court,’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

374

 

Clause  80,  page  45,  line  34,  after ‘court,’, insert ‘a coroner’s court,’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

201

 

Clause  80,  page  45,  line  35,  after ‘Appeal’, insert ‘except where the Crown court is

 

specified as the appropriate court,’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

375

 

Clause  80,  page  45,  line  35,  after first ‘Court’, insert ‘the High Court’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

376

 

Clause  80,  page  46,  line  1,  after ‘court,’, insert ‘a coroner’s court,’.

 



 
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