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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 10 February 2009

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Coroners and Justice Bill


 

[fifth and sixth Sittings]


 

Clauses 1 to 4 Agreed to.

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr James Gray

 

Withdrawn  39

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  40,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Jenny Willott

 

David Howarth

 

Not called  112

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  40,  after ‘necessary’, insert ‘in the interests of justice or’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

David Howarth

 

Not called  113

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  1,  after ‘ascertaining’, insert ‘—

 

(i)    

’.

 

Jenny Willott

 

David Howarth

 

Not called  114

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

‘(ii)    

whether and to what extent systematic failings were a factor in

 

death;

 

(iii)    

whether appropriate precautions could have been taken to

 

prevent the death;

 

(iv)    

if a person takes his or her own life, whether this was in whole or

 

in part because the risk of their doing so was not recognised by

 

those acting on behalff of the state;

 

(v)    

any other factor relevant to the circumstances in which the

 

deceased came by his or her death.’.


 
 

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

Negatived on division  70

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  leave out lines 3 to 9.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Withdrawn  103

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subject to subsection (1), the senior coroner responsible for the inquest must

 

notify any interested person as soon as practicable that they are entitled to be

 

assisted at all times by a legal representative.

 

(2B)    

Any legal representation shall be fully funded by the Legal Services

 

Commission.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr James Gray

 

Withdrawn  97

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  19,  leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 24 and insert ‘the

 

coroner has reason to believe—

 

(a)    

that the deceased died in custody or otherwise in state detention; or

 

(aa)    

that the deceased died whilst serving in the armed forces; or

 

(ab)    

that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and

 

the coroner has a duty to investigate the death within section 1,’.

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr James Gray

 

Not called  95

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  leave out lines 22 to 24 and insert—

 

‘(aa)    

that the deceased died at a centre for provision of medical treatment, and

 

the coroner feels there are reasonable grounds for an inquest,’.

 

David Howarth

 

Jenny Willott

 

Not called  71

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  27,  at end insert ‘or

 

(iii)    

any other state official,’.


 
 

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Coroners and Justice Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr James Gray

 

Not called  94

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Any person falling within section 36(2)(a) or (b) may make a request to the senior

 

coroner that a jury be assembled for the purposes of an inquest.’.

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Not called  98

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  37,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

In all cases where a jury is required for the purposes of an inquest, any interested

 

person will be entitled to legal representation at the inquest, funded by the Legal

 

Services Commission.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 8 to 10 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Edward Garnier

 

Jeremy Wright

 

Mr Tim Boswell

 

Mr James Gray

 

Question proposed  40

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  4,  after ‘if’, insert ‘the matter has been referred to the Lord

 

Chief Justice and he or she is’.

 

[Adjourned until Tuesday 24 February at 10.30 am.


 
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