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Jenny Willott

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Schedule  10,  page  140,  line  15,  leave out ‘or assisting’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

15

Schedule  10,  page  140,  line  34,  leave out ‘is capable of encouraging or assisting’

and insert ‘encourages or assists’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

185

Schedule  10,  page  140,  line  35,  leave out ‘or assisting’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

186

Schedule  10,  page  140,  line  36,  leave out ‘or assist’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

16

Schedule  10,  page  142,  line  31,  leave out from ‘information’ to end of line 33 and

insert ‘encouraged or assisted suicide or an attempt at suicide, and was provided with that

intention, or’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

72

Clause  49,  page  29,  line  11,  leave out ‘disgusting’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

187

Clause  57,  page  33,  leave out lines 30 and 31.

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Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

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Page  34,  line  5,  leave out Clause 58.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

74

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(c)	grievous bodily harm with intent contrary to Section 18 of the Offences

Against the Person Act 1861.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

75

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  20,  after ‘death’, insert ‘or injury’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

76

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  20,  leave out ‘or both’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

77

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(c)	any other weapon or means of causing injury including but not limited to

hands and feet.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

78

Clause  61,  page  35,  line  14,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

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Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

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Clause  61,  page  36,  line  24,  at end insert ‘and on summary conviction to a fine not

exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6

months or to both.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

80

Clause  62,  page  36,  line  31,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

81

Clause  62,  page  37,  line  9,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

130

Clause  62,  page  37,  line  11,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

131

Clause  62,  page  37,  line  12,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

132

Clause  62,  page  37,  line  14,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘judge’.

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Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

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Clause  62,  page  37,  line  16,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

134

Clause  62,  page  37,  line  17,  leave out from ‘to’ to end of line 18 and insert ‘such

person as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe in respect of the relevant county

court’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

135

Clause  63,  page  37,  line  26,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

82

Clause  63,  page  37,  line  31,  leave out subsection (4).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

83

Clause  63,  page  37,  line  40,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

136

Clause  63,  page  38,  line  10,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘judge’.

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Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

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Clause  64,  page  38,  line  19,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

84

Clause  64,  page  38,  line  20,  leave out ‘Crown’ and insert ‘High’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

138

Clause  64,  page  38,  line  25,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘Crown Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

139

Clause  64,  page  38,  line  27,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

140

Clause  65,  page  38,  line  34,  leave out ‘justice of the peace’ and insert ‘Crown

Court judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

141

Clause  65,  page  38,  line  35,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘judge’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

142

Clause  65,  page  38,  line  36,  leave out ‘justice’ and insert ‘judge’.

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Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

85

Clause  65,  page  39,  line  5,  leave out ‘Crown’ and insert ‘High’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

143

Clause  65,  page  39,  line  5,  leave out ‘justice’s decision’ and insert ‘decision of the

Crown Court judge’.

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).

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.’.

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

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

must give reasons.’.

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’.

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.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

88

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

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Revised 10 February 2009