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Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

434

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  13,  leave out ‘it is’ and insert ‘he has’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

435

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  14,  leave out ‘for the person’ and insert ‘where the

prosecution fails’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

436

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  15,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘no’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

437

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  15,  leave out ‘being in possession of’ and insert

‘publishing’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

438

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  17,  leave out first ‘not’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

439

Clause  51,  page  31,  line  17,  leave out from ‘and’ to ‘it’ in line 18 and insert ‘knew,

or had cause to suspect’.

David Howarth

Jenny Willott

187

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

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

73

Page  34,  line  5,  leave out Clause 58.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

403

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  16,  at beginning insert ‘in relation to the offences listed in

subsection (2)(a) to (d),’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

404

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  18,  at end insert ‘or attempted murder’.

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

406

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

‘(c)	an offence under section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861

(wounding or inflicting grievious bodily harm with intent);

(d)	an offence under section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861

(wounding or inflicting grievious bodily harm);

(e)	an offence under section 16 of the Firearms Act 1968 (possession of

firearm with intent to endanger life);

(f)	an offence under section 16A of the Firearms Act 1968 (possession of

firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence);

(g)	an offence under section 18 of the Firearms Act 1968 (carrying firearm

or imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence or to

resist arrest);

(h)	an offence under section 19 of the Firearms Act 1968 (carrying firearm

in public place).’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

177

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

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

405

Clause  59,  page  34,  line  20,  after ‘death’, insert ‘, wound, or grievious bodily

harm’.

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.’.

Bridget Prentice

267

Clause  60,  page  35,  line  8,  leave out ‘person or body’ and insert ‘body or other

person’.

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’.

Bridget Prentice

268

Clause  61,  page  35,  line  16,  leave out ‘assisted or was’ and insert ‘is or was able

or’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

178

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Bridget Prentice

269

Clause  61,  page  35,  line  29,  leave out from ‘that’ to ‘the’ in line 30 and insert ‘the

information disclosed is information that might enable the specified person to be

identified as a person of the sort described in subsection (1)(a) in relation to’.

Bridget Prentice

270

Clause  61,  page  35,  line  37,  leave out from first ‘is’ to ‘willing’ and insert ‘a person

who is or was able or’.

Bridget Prentice

271

Clause  61,  page  35,  line  41,  leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—

‘(a)	the disclosure is made to a person who is involved in the specified

qualifying criminal investigation or in the prosecution of an offence to

which the investigation relates, and’.

Bridget Prentice

272

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  4,  leave out ‘was’ and insert ‘is’.

Bridget Prentice

273

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  5,  after ‘prosecution’, insert ‘of an offence to which the

investigation relates’.

Bridget Prentice

274

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  6,  leave out subsection (8).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

440

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (a).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

441

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (c).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

442

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  15,  leave out paragraph (d).

Bridget Prentice

275

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  22,  leave out from ‘liable’ to end of line 24 and insert ‘—

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(a)	on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the

relevant period or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;

(b)	on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5

years or a fine, or both.

(11A)

“The relevant period” means—

(a)	in relation to England and Wales, 12 months;

(b)	in relation to Northern Ireland, 6 months.’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

79

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.’.

Bridget Prentice

276

Clause  61,  page  36,  line  25,  leave out subsection (12).

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’.

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

180

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

132

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

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

133

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

443

Clause  63,  page  37,  line  34,  leave out subsection (5).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

444

Clause  63,  page  37,  line  37,  leave out subsection (6).

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009

181

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

83

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

Bridget Prentice

277

Clause  63,  page  38,  line  1,  leave out ‘willing to assist or as having assisted’ and

insert ‘a person who is or was able or willing to assist’.

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

445

Clause  63,  page  38,  line  9,  leave out subsection (9).

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

136

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

Mr Edward Garnier

Mr Henry Bellingham

Jeremy Wright

Mr James Gray

137

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’.

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Revised 24 February 2009