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| | New Amendments handed in are marked thus  |
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| |  Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance
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| | Coroners and Justice Bill
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| | | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the |
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| | Clause 5, page 3, line 40, leave out subsection (2). |
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| | Clause 5, page 3, line 40, after ‘necessary’, insert ‘in the interests of justice or’. |
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| | Clause 5, page 4, line 1, after ‘ascertaining’, insert ‘— |
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| | Clause 5, page 4, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(ii) | whether and to what extent systematic failings were a factor in |
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| | | (iii) | whether appropriate precautions could have been taken to |
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| | | (iv) | if a person takes his or her own life, whether this was in whole or |
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| | | in part because the risk of their doing so was not recognised by |
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| | | those acting on behalff of the state; |
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| | | (v) | any other factor relevant to the circumstances in which the |
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| | | deceased came by his or her death.’. |
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| | Clause 5, page 4, leave out lines 3 to 9. |
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| | Clause 6, page 4, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | Subject to subsection (1), the senior coroner responsible for the inquest must |
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| | | notify any interested person as soon as practicable that they are entitled to be |
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| | | assisted at all times by a legal representative. |
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| | | (2B) | Any legal representation shall be fully funded by the Legal Services |
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| | Clause 7, page 4, line 19, leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 24 and insert ‘the |
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| | coroner has reason to believe— |
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| | | (a) | that the deceased died in custody or otherwise in state detention; or |
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| | | (aa) | that the deceased died whilst serving in the armed forces; or |
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| | | (ab) | that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and |
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| | | the coroner has a duty to investigate the death within section 1,’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 4, leave out lines 22 to 24 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(aa) | that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and |
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| | | the coroner feels there are reasonable grounds for an inquest,’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 4, line 27, at end insert ‘or |
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| | | (iii) | any other state official,’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 4, line 29, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | Any person falling within section 36(2)(a) or (b) may make a request to the senior |
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| | | coroner that a jury be assembled for the purposes of an inquest.’. |
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| | Clause 7, page 4, line 37, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(5) | In all cases where a jury is required for the purposes of an inquest, any interested |
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| | | person will be entitled to legal representation at the inquest, funded by the Legal |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 4, after ‘if’, insert ‘the matter has been referred to the Lord |
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| | Chief Justice and he or she is’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 6, leave out ‘any of the reasons’ and insert ‘the reason’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, line 9, leave out ‘reasons are’ and insert ‘reason is’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 6, leave out lines 12 to 16. |
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| | Page 6, line 2, leave out Clause 11. |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 3, leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘High Court on |
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| | application by the Secretary of State or by any interested person. |
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| | | (1A) | The court may discontinue a certificate if it is satisfied that the certificate is no |
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| | | longer necessary to prevent material or information being disclosed whose |
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| | | disclosure would be seriously detrimental to national security.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 6, leave out ‘11(3)(a)’ and insert ‘[Certified |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 9, leave out ‘11(3)’ and insert ‘[Certified |
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| | Clause 12, page 7, line 15, leave out from ‘must’ to end of line 17 and insert |
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| | ‘continue with the inquest with the jury already summoned.’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, leave out lines 22 to 31 and insert— |
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| | | “(d) | disclosure for the purposes of an inquest for which a certificate exists |
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| | | under section 11 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009; or’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, line 41, after ‘Court’, insert ‘or Coroner’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 7, line 42, after ‘judge’, insert ‘or coroner’. |
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| | Schedule 1, page 118, line 21, at end insert ‘and must be resumed if there is any |
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| | likelihood that not resuming it might breach any Convention rights (within the meaning |
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| | of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42)).’. |
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| | | Clause 15, page 8, line 22, after ‘practitioner’, insert ‘including a radiologist’. |
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| | Clause 18, page 9, line 23, after ‘Wales)’, insert ‘, after consulting the local senior |
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| | Clause 18, page 9, line 29, at end insert ‘to the minimum standards as laid down for |
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| | time to time by the National Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner,’. |
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| | Clause 19, page 11, line 3, at end insert ‘, including an investigation into the drugs |
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| | the deceased had been taking prior to his or her death;’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 121, line 11, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | Each coroner area is to have the same boundaries as each medical examiner |
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| | Schedule 2, page 121, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(aa) | whichever local authorities are affected by the proposed alterations,’. |
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| | Schedule 3, page 123, line 7, leave out ‘relevant authority’ and insert ‘senior |
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| | Schedule 3, page 123, line 10, leave out ‘relevant authority’ and insert ‘senior |
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| | Schedule 3, page 123, line 20, leave out ‘70’ and insert ‘72’. |
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| | Schedule 3, page 123, line 21, leave out sub-sub-paragraph (b). |
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| | Schedule 3, page 124, line 41, leave out ‘are not’ and insert ‘will continue’. |
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| | Schedule 3, page 125, line 3, leave out ‘70’ and insert ‘72’. |
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| | | Clause 23, page 13, line 31, after ‘staff’, insert ‘including staff available outside |
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| | Clause 23, page 13, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | In making provision under subsection (1), the authority must ensure that the |
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| | | minimum standards laid down from time to time by the Chief Coroner are |
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| | Clause 23, page 14, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4A) | A senior coroner may report to the Lord Chancellor any failing by a relevant |
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| | | authority to discharge its duties under subsection (1). |
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| | | (4B) | The Lord Chancellor may from time to time publish guidance about the procedure |
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| | | for resolving any matter of dispute relating to a report made to him pursuant to |
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| | | (4C) | The Lord Chancellor may give a direction requiring the senior coroner, and the |
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| | | relevant authority to take action within a period specified in the direction to |
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| | | resolve any matter of dispute relating to a report made to him pursuant to |
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