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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 10 March 2009

 

Public Bill Committee

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

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Coroners and Justice Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [3 February].

 


 

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’.

 

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—


 
 

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‘(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’.

 

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’.


 
 

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 

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’.


 
 

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 

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


 
 

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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).

 


 

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’.

 



 
 

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488

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

488

 

Clause  98,  page  59,  line  21,  leave out subsection (7).

 


 

Bridget Prentice

 

291

 

Clause  99,  page  59,  line  40,  leave out ‘fitness to plead’ and insert ‘whether the

 

accused did the act or made the omission charged’.


 
 

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

223

 

Page  59,  line  25,  leave out Clause 99.

 


 

Alun Michael

 

David Howarth

 

150

 

Clause  100,  page  60,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The purpose of the Council shall be to issue guidance to sentencers, having

 

particular regard to the effectiveness of each form of sentence in reducing re-

 

offending.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

224

 

Page  60,  line  16,  leave out Clause 100.

 


 

Alun Michael

 

160

 

Schedule  13,  page  148,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

6 members appointed by resolution of the House of Commons.’.

 

Alun Michael

 

161

 

Schedule  13,  page  148,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

6 members appointed by the Prime Minister (“independent members”).’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

413

 

Schedule  13,  page  148,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

When appointing judicial members, the Lord Chief Justice must have regard to

 

the need for the judicial members to include at least one person who sits in the

 

Youth Court.’.

 

Alun Michael

 

David Howarth

 

158

 

Schedule  13,  page  149,  line  2,  after ‘to’, insert ‘their experience and capacity for

 

evaluating evidence on the effectiveness of different sentences, and to’.


 
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