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Consideration of Bill: 19 May 2009
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1.
Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2.
Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first

column of the following Table.

3.
The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

Proceedings
Tine for conclusion of

proceedings

New Clauses and
One and a half hours after the

amendments relating to the
commencement of

retention, use and destruction
proceedings on the motion

of samples etc
for this Order

New Clauses and
Two and a half hours after the

amendments relating to Part
commencement of

4
proceedings on the motion

for this Order

New Clauses and
One hour before the moment

amendments relating to Part
of interruption on the day on

2; New Clauses and
which proceedings on

amendments relating to Part
consideration are

1; remaining proceedings on
commenced

consideration

4.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of inerruption on the day on which

proceedings on consideration are commenced.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Keith Vaz

Mr Anthony Steen

32

Page  15  [Clause  13],  leave out lines 28 to 37 and insert—

‘(1)
A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)
A makes or promises payment for the sexual services of a prostitute (B),

and

(b)
any of B’s activities relating to the provision of those services are

intentionally controlled for gain by a third person (C), and

(c)
A is aware, or ought to be aware, that B’s activities are controlled for

gain.

(1A)
Whether A ought to be aware that B’s activities are controlled for gain is to be

determined having regard to all the circumstances, including any steps A has

taken to ascertain whether B is controlled for gain.

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(1B)
It is irrelevant where in the world the sexual services are to be provided and

whether those services are provided.’.

John McDonnell

4

Page  15  [Clause  13],  leave out lines 31 and 32 and insert—

‘(b)
B has been coerced by a third person (C) into providing those services.’.

Mr Anthony Steen

212

Page  15,  line  32  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘for gain’ and insert ‘by means of force,

fraud or fear’.

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

10

Page  15,  line  32  [Clause  13],  at end insert ‘, and

‘(c)
A is aware, or ought to be aware, that B’s activities are controlled for

gain.

(2)
Whether A ought to be aware that B’s activities are controlled for gain is to be

determined having regard to all the circumstances, including any steps A has

taken to ascertain whether B is controlled for gain.

(3)
It is irrelevant where in the world the sexual services are to be provided and

whether those services are provided.’.

John McDonnell

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Anthony Steen

2

Page  15  [Clause  13],  leave out lines 33 to 37.

Mr Anthony Steen

213

Page  15,  line  37  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘for gain’ and insert ‘by means of force,

fraud or fear’.

Mr Anthony Steen

214

Page  16  [Clause  13],  leave out lines 1 and 2.

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Anthony Steen

33

Page  16  [Clause  14],  leave out lines 9 to 18 and insert—

‘(1)
A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)
A makes or promises payment for the sexual services of a prostitute (B),

and

(b)
any of B’s activities relating to the provision of those services are

intentionally controlled for gain by a third person (C), and

(c)
A is aware, or ought to be aware, that B’s activities are controlled for

gain.

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(1A)
Whether A ought to be aware that B’s activities are controlled for gain is to be

determined having regard to all the circumstances, including any steps A has

taken to ascertain whether B is controlled for gain.

(1B)
It is irrelevant where in the world the sexual services are to be provided and

whether those services are provided.’.

John McDonnell

5

Page  16  [Clause  14],  leave out lines 12 and 13 and insert—

‘(b)
B has been coerced by a third person (C) into providing those services.’.

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Anthony Steen

12

Page  16,  line  13  [Clause  14],  at end insert ‘, and

(c)
A is aware, or ought to be aware, that B’s activities are controlled for

gain.

(2)
Whether A ought to be aware that B’s activities are controlled for gain is to be

determined having regard to all the circumstances, including any steps A has

taken to ascertain whether B is controlled for gain.

(3)
It is irrelevant where in the world the sexual services are to be provided and

whether those services are provided.’.

John McDonnell

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

3

Page  16  [Clause  14],  leave out lines 14 to 18.

Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Anthony Steen

20

Page  16,  line  28  [Clause  15],  after ‘person’, insert ‘aged 18 and over’.