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| Coroners and Justice Bill
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| [fifth and sixth Sittings]
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| | Clauses 1 to 4 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 40, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 5, page 3, line 40, after ‘necessary’, insert ‘in the interests of justice or’. |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 1, after ‘ascertaining’, insert ‘— |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(ii) | whether and to what extent systematic failings were a factor in |
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| | (iii) | whether appropriate precautions could have been taken to |
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| | (iv) | if a person takes his or her own life, whether this was in whole or |
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| | in part because the risk of their doing so was not recognised by |
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| | those acting on behalff of the state; |
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| | (v) | any other factor relevant to the circumstances in which the |
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| | deceased came by his or her death.’. |
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| Clause 5, page 4, leave out lines 3 to 9. |
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| Clause 6, page 4, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | Subject to subsection (1), the senior coroner responsible for the inquest must |
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| | notify any interested person as soon as practicable that they are entitled to be |
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| | assisted at all times by a legal representative. |
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| | (2B) | Any legal representation shall be fully funded by the Legal Services |
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| Clause 7, page 4, line 19, leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 24 and insert ‘the |
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| coroner has reason to believe— |
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| | (a) | that the deceased died in custody or otherwise in state detention; or |
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| | (aa) | that the deceased died whilst serving in the armed forces; or |
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| | (ab) | that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and |
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| | the coroner has a duty to investigate the death within section 1,’. |
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| Clause 7, page 4, leave out lines 22 to 24 and insert— |
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| | ‘(aa) | that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and |
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| | the coroner feels there are reasonable grounds for an inquest,’. |
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| Clause 7, page 4, line 27, at end insert ‘or |
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| | (iii) | any other state official,’. |
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| Clause 7, page 4, line 29, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2A) | Any person falling within section 36(2)(a) or (b) may make a request to the senior |
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| | coroner that a jury be assembled for the purposes of an inquest.’. |
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| Clause 7, page 4, line 37, at end add— |
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| | ‘(5) | In all cases where a jury is required for the purposes of an inquest, any interested |
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| | person will be entitled to legal representation at the inquest, funded by the Legal |
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| | Clauses 8 to 10 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 11, page 6, line 4, after ‘if’, insert ‘the matter has been referred to the Lord |
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| Chief Justice and he or she is’. |
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| [Adjourned until Tuesday 24 February at 10.30 am. |
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