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House of Commons

Tuesday 3 February 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Coroners and Justice Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Bridget Prentice

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

3 February) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 February;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 February;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(d)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 February;

(e)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 February;

(f)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March;

(g)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 March;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
Ministry of Justice

12.20 pm

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
Law Commission

1.00 pm

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
The Coroners’ Society of

5.30 pm
England and Wales;

INQUEST; the Royal

College of Pathologists;

Cardiac Risk in the

Young

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
Liberty

6.15 pm

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
National Society for the

7.00 pm
Prevention of Cruelty to

Children; Barnardo’s;

Internet Watch

Foundation

Thursday 5 February
Until no later than
The Magistrates’

10.25 am
Association; NACRO;

Victim Support; Prison

Reform Trust

Thursday 5 February
Until no later than
Keir Starmer QC,

1.40 pm
Director of Public

Prosecutions

Thursday 5 February
Until no later than
The Law Society; the

2.30 pm
Criminal Bar Association

Thursday 5 February
Until no later than
Justice for Women

3.00 pm

Thursday 5 February
Until no later than
Information

4.00 pm
Commissioner’s Office

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 3 February 2009
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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 14; Schedule 1; Clauses 15 to 21; Schedule 2;

Clause 22; Schedule 3; Clauses 23 and 24; Schedule 4; Clause 25; Schedule

5; Clause 26; Schedule 6; Clause 27; Schedule 7; Clauses 28 to 31; Schedule

8; Clauses 32 to 38; Schedule 9; Clauses 151 to 154; Schedule 18; Clauses 39

to 48; Schedule 10; Clauses 49 to 55; Schedule 11; Clauses 56 to 82;

Schedule 12; Clauses 83 to 100; Schedule 13; Clauses 101 to 119; Schedule

14; Clauses 120 to 124; Schedule 15; Clauses 125 to 131; Schedule 16;

Clauses 132 to 147; Schedule 17; Clauses 148 to 150; Clauses 155 and 156;

Schedules 19 and 20; Clause 157; Schedule 21; Clauses 158 to 162; new

Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 5 March.

Bridget Prentice

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

Bridget Prentice

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Bridget Prentice MP and Maria Eagle MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, and

Mr  Geoff Bradshaw, Ms Ruth Allan, Ms Deborah Grice and Ms Belinda Lewis, Ministry of Justice;

Professor Jeremy Horder, Law Commission;

Mr André Rebello, Hon. Secretary, The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales, Ms Deborah

Coles and Ms Helen Shaw, Co-Directors, INQUEST, Professor Peter Furness, President, Royal

College of Pathologists, and Ms Alison Cox MBE, Chief Executive, Cardiac Risk in the Young;

Ms Isabella Sankey and Ms Anita Coles, Policy Officers, Liberty;

Ms Barbara Esam, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Mr Martin Narey,

Chief Executive, Barnado’s, and Mr Peter Robbins, Chairman, Internet Watch Foundation.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.30 am.