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Public Bill Committee: 26 February 2009                  

278

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

213

 

Clause  85,  page  49,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

‘(1D)    

The specified person must not give evidence on his own account.’.

 


 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

214

 

Clause  86,  page  50,  line  10,  after ‘court’, insert ‘and without the party calling that

 

witness giving such notice to the other parties in the proceedings as the court may direct’.

 


 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

448

 

Clause  87,  page  50,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(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.’.

 

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.’.

 

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’.

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Jeremy Wright

 

217

 

Clause  87,  page  51,  leave out lines 14 to 27.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 February 2009                  

279

 

Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

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

 

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’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 February 2009                  

280

 

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: 26 February 2009                  

281

 

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: 26 February 2009                  

282

 

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: 26 February 2009                  

283

 

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: 26 February 2009                  

284

 

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.

 



 
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