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Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

253

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  16,  leave out ‘impose’ and insert ‘consider imposing’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

254

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  29,  leave out ‘duty imposed by’ and insert ‘matters

referred to in’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

255

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  29,  leave out ‘is’ and insert ‘are’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

256

Clause  107,  page  66,  line  3,  leave out ‘Act 1983 (c. 20)’ and insert ‘Acts 1983 and

2007’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

231

Page  64,  line  40,  leave out Clause 107.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

232

Page  66,  line  6,  leave out Clause 108.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

257

Clause  109,  page  67,  line  15,  at end add—

‘(6)	Whilst the courts may have regard to the availability of correctional resources, for

the avoidance of doubt the courts must not pass a sentence that is wholly

determined by resource assessments which are expressly intended for the

guidance of the Secretary of State in planning for and providing such custodial or

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community sentences as he advises Parliament, and it considers, necessary in the

light of such assessments.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

233

Page  66,  line  41,  leave out Clause 109.

Bridget Prentice

298

Clause  110,  page  67,  leave out line 23 and insert—

‘(a)	the frequency with which, and extent to which, courts depart from

sentencing guidelines;’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

234

Page  67,  line  16,  leave out Clause 110.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

235

Page  67,  line  34,  leave out Clause 111.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

236

Page  68,  line  7,  leave out Clause 112.

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Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

237

Page  68,  line  15,  leave out Clause 113.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

238

Page  69,  line  1,  leave out Clause 114.

Bridget Prentice

299

Clause  115,  page  69,  line  38,  leave out from ‘may’ to end of line 39 and insert

‘provide the Council with such assistance as it requests in connection with the

performance of its functions.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

239

Page  69,  line  37,  leave out Clause 115.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

240

Page  69,  line  40,  leave out Clause 116.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

241

Page  70,  line  17,  leave out Clause 117.

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Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

242

Page  70,  line  21,  leave out Clause 118.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

455

Schedule  14,  page  151,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

456

Schedule  14,  page  153,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

Jenny Willott

492

Schedule  14,  page  153,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(4)	After section 35B (as inserted by sub-paragraph (3)) insert—

“35C	Extension of disqualification of person already disqualified

(1)	This section applies where a person—

(a)	is convicted in England and Wales of an offence for which the

court orders the person to be disqualified under section 34 or 35,

and

(b)	is still subject to a period of disqualification which was

previously imposed and is still being served.

(2)	The order under section 34 or 35 must provide for the person to be

disqualified for the appropriate extension period, in addition to the

discretionary disqualification period.

(3)	The discretionary disqualification period is the period for which, in the

absence of this section, the court would have disqualified the person

under section 34 or 35.

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(4)	The appropriate extension period is the period of disqualification

previously ordered under section 34 or 35, and still being served, less any

period already served.”.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

457

Schedule  14,  page  154,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

458

Schedule  14,  page  156,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

459

Schedule  14,  page  157,  line  44,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

460

Schedule  14,  page  159,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

But the court must not, save where the interests of justice indicate otherwise,

sentence a person to be disqualified for an extension period unless it has

considered the effect that any such disqualification will, or is likely to, have in

all the circumstances of the case on that person’s prospects of rehabilitation,

employment, finding accommodation and not re-offending after the

completion of the custodial part of the sentence.’.

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Alun Michael

David Howarth

156

Clause  122,  page  73,  leave out line 35.

Alun Michael

David Howarth

163

Clause  122,  page  73,  leave out line 36.

Alun Michael

David Howarth

157

Clause  122,  page  74,  line  3,  at end insert ‘who shall lay a copy of the report before

Parliament.’.

Bridget Prentice

300

Schedule  15,  page  160,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(9)	For the purposes of subsection (10) “foreign service offence” means an offence

which—

(a)	was the subject of proceedings under the service law of a country outside

the United Kingdom, and

(b)	would constitute an offence under the law of England and Wales or a

service offence (“the corresponding domestic offence”) if it were done in

England and Wales by a member of Her Majesty’s forces at the time of

the trial for the offence with which the defendant is now charged (“the

current offence”).

(10)	Where a defendant has been found guilty of a foreign service offence (“the

previous service offence”), for the purposes of subsection (2)—

(a)	the previous service offence is an offence of the same description as the

current offence if the corresponding domestic offence is of that same

description, as set out in subsection (4)(a);

(b)	the previous service offence is an offence of the same category as the

current offence if the current offence and the corresponding domestic

offence belong to the same category of offences prescribed as mentioned

in subsection (4)(b).

(11)	In this section—

“Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act

2006;

“service law”, in relation to a country outside the United Kingdom, means

the law governing all or any of the naval, military or air forces of that

country.”’.

Bridget Prentice

301

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  6,  leave out ‘have constituted’ and insert ‘constitute’.

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Bridget Prentice

302

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  7,  leave out ‘had been’ and insert ‘were’.

Bridget Prentice

303

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  18,  leave out ‘have constituted’ and insert ‘constitute’.

Bridget Prentice

304

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  19,  leave out ‘had been’ and insert ‘were’.

Bridget Prentice

305

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  26,  leave out ‘or’.

Bridget Prentice

306

Schedule  15,  page  163,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(b)	after paragraph (b) insert “or

(c)	a finding of guilt in respect of a member State service

offence.”’.

Bridget Prentice

307

Schedule  15,  page  163,  leave out lines 36 to 39 and insert—

‘(6)	For the purposes of this section—

(a)	an offence is “relevant” if the offence would constitute an offence under

the law of any part of the United Kingdom if it were done in that part at

the time of the conviction of the defendant for the current offence,

(b)	“member State service offence” means an offence which—

(i)	was the subject of proceedings under the service law of a

member State other than the United Kingdom, and

(ii)	would constitute an offence under the law of any part of the

United Kingdom, or a service offence (within the meaning of the

Armed Forces Act 2006), if it were done in any part of the United

Kingdom, by a member of Her Majesty’s forces, at the time of

the conviction of the defendant for the current offence,

(c)	“Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act

2006, and

(d)	“service law”, in relation to a member State other than the United

Kingdom, means the law governing all or any of the naval, military or air

forces of that State.”’.

Bridget Prentice

308

Schedule  15,  page  164,  line  1,  leave out ‘“, or’.

Bridget Prentice

309

Schedule  15,  page  164,  line  4,  at end insert ‘, or

(d)	a finding of guilt in respect of a member State service offence.”’.

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