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Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

196

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 


 

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’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

197

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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’.

 


 

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’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

223

 

Page  59,  line  25,  leave out Clause 99.

 


 

Alun Michael

 

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.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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

 

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’.

 

Alun Michael

 

162

 

Schedule  13,  page  149,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

When appointing independent members, the Prime Minister shall have regard to

 

their experience of and capacity for assessing evidence especially in relation to

 

the effectiveness of sentences in terms of reducing re-offending.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

414

 

Schedule  13,  page  149,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

children’s services.’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

292

 

Schedule  13,  page  150,  line  2,  leave out sub-paragraph (1).

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

225

 

Page  60,  line  19,  leave out Clause 101.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

199

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

243

 

Clause  102,  page  61,  line  6,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Bridget Prentice

 

293

 

Clause  102,  page  61,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

the Justice Select Committee of the House of Commons (or, if there

 

ceases to be a committee of that name, such committee of the House of

 

Commons as the Lord Chancellor directs);’.

 

Alun Michael

 

151

 

Clause  102,  page  61,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

The relative effectiveness of different sentences in preventing re-

 

offending;’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

244

 

Clause  102,  page  61,  line  28,  leave out paragraph (d).

 

Alun Michael

 

152

 

Clause  102,  page  61,  line  28,  leave out ‘and their relative effectiveness in

 

preventing re-offending.’.

 

Alun Michael

 

153

 

Clause  102,  page  60,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In proposing sentencing guidelines the Sentencing Council must have specific

 

regard to the comparative effectiveness of different sentence options and indicate

 

the data, research findings or other evidence on which the Council has relied in

 

preparing its guidance.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

226

 

Page  60,  line  31,  leave out Clause 102.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

200

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

227

 

Page  61,  line  31,  leave out Clause 103.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

245

 

Clause  104,  page  63,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Bridget Prentice

 

294

 

Clause  104,  page  63,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

the Justice Select Committee of the House of Commons (or, if there

 

ceases to be a committee of that name, such committee of the House of

 

Commons as the Lord Chancellor directs);’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

246

 

Clause  104,  page  63,  line  13,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

228

 

Page  63,  line  1,  leave out Clause 104.

 


 

Bridget Prentice

 

295

 

Clause  105,  page  63,  line  38,  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘to’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

296

 

Clause  105,  page  63,  line  41,  leave out ‘or’ and insert ‘to’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

229

 

Page  63,  line  25,  leave out Clause 105.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

201

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

247

 

Clause  106,  page  64,  line  23,  leave out from ‘guidelines’ to end of line 25 and

 

insert ‘must follow the judgment by revising the guideline in line with the judgment’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

297

 

Clause  106,  page  64,  line  24,  leave out from ‘so’ to end of line 25.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

230

 

Page  64,  line  2,  leave out Clause 106.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

248

 

Clause  107,  page  64,  line  42,  leave out ‘follow’ and insert ‘have regard to’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

249

 

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  2,  leave out ‘follow’ and insert ‘have regard to’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

250

 

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  4,  leave out from ‘that’ to end of line 5 and insert ‘there

 

are exceptional circumstances relating to the case which make it unnecessary to do so.’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

251

 

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  12,  leave out ‘follow’ and insert ‘have regard to’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

252

 

Clause  107,  page  65,  line  12,  leave out from beginning of line 13 and insert ‘In

 

having regard to any sentencing guidelines which are relevant to the offender’s case the

 

court is required—’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 24 February 2009                  

202

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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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