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Coroners and Justice Bill


 

Coroners and Justice Bill

 

[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Coroners etc

Chapter 1

Investigations into deaths

Duty to investigate

1   

Duty to investigate certain deaths

Investigation by other coroner

2   

Request for other coroner to conduct investigation

3   

Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation

Discontinuance of investigation

4   

Discontinuance where cause of death revealed by post-mortem examination

Purpose of investigation

5   

Matters to be ascertained

Inquests

6   

Duty to hold inquest

7   

Whether jury required

8   

Assembling a jury

9   

Determinations and findings by jury

Outcome of investigation

10   

Determinations and findings to be made

 

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Certification by Secretary of State in interests of national security etc

11   

Certified investigations: investigation by judge, inquest without jury

12   

Discontinuance of certification

13   

Intercept evidence

Suspension

14   

Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations

Ancillary powers of coroners in relation to deaths

15   

Post-mortem examinations

16   

Power to remove body

Chapter 2

Notification, certification and registration of deaths

17   

Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner

18   

Medical examiners

19   

Medical certificate of cause of death

Chapter 3

Investigations concerning treasure

20   

Investigations concerning treasure

Chapter 4

Coroner areas, appointments etc

21   

Coroner areas

22   

Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners

23   

Provision of staff and accommodation

Chapter 5

Further provision to do with investigations and deaths

24   

Powers of senior coroners

25   

Offences

26   

Allowances, fees and expenses

Chapter 6

Governance etc

27   

Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners

28   

Regulations about training

29   

Inspection of coroner system

30   

Appeals to the Chief Coroner

31   

Investigation by Chief Coroner or by judge, former judge or former coroner

32   

Guidance by the Lord Chancellor

 
 

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Chapter 7

Supplementary

Regulations and rules

33   

Coroners regulations

34   

Coroners rules

Coroner of the Queen’s household

35   

Abolition of the office of coroner of the Queen’s household

Interpretation

36   

“Interested person”

37   

Interpretation: general

Northern Ireland amendments

38   

Amendments to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959

Part 2

Criminal offences

Chapter 1

Murder, infanticide and suicide

Partial defence to murder: diminished responsibility

39   

Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (England and Wales)

40   

Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (Northern Ireland)

Partial defence to murder: loss of control

41   

Partial defence to murder: loss of control

42   

Meaning of “qualifying trigger”

43   

Abolition of common law defence of provocation

Infanticide

44   

Infanticide (England and Wales)

45   

Infanticide (Northern Ireland)

Suicide

46   

Encouraging or assisting suicide (England and Wales)

47   

Encouraging or assisting suicide (Northern Ireland)

48   

Encouraging or assisting suicide: information society services

 
 

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Chapter 2

Images of children

Prohibited images

49   

Possession of prohibited images of children

50   

Exclusion of classified film etc

51   

Defences

52   

Meaning of “image” and “child”

53   

Penalties

54   

Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture

55   

Special rules relating to providers of information society services

Indecent pseudo-photographs of children

56   

Indecent pseudo-photographs of children: marriage etc

Chapter 3

Other offences

57   

Conspiracy

58   

Hatred against persons on grounds of sexual orientation

Part 3

Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure

Chapter 1

Anonymity in investigations

59   

Qualifying offences

60   

Qualifying criminal investigations

61   

Investigation anonymity orders

62   

Applications

63   

Conditions for making order

64   

Appeal against refusal of order

65   

Discharge of order

66   

Delegation of functions

67   

Public interest immunity

68   

Application to armed forces

69   

Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 2

Anonymity of witnesses

Witness anonymity orders

70   

Witness anonymity orders

71   

Applications

72   

Conditions for making order

 
 

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73   

Relevant considerations

74   

Warning to jury

Discharge and variation

75   

Discharge or variation of order

76   

Discharge or variation after proceedings

77   

Discharge or variation by appeal court

Service courts

78   

Special provisions for service courts

Public interest immunity

79   

Public interest immunity

The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008

80   

Power to make orders under the 2008 Act

Interpretation

81   

Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 3

Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses

Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses

82   

Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses

83   

Eligibility for special measures: offences involving weapons

84   

Special measures directions for child witnesses

85   

Special provisions relating to sexual offences

86   

Evidence by live link: presence of supporter

87   

Video recorded evidence in chief: supplementary testimony

Evidence of certain accused persons

88   

Examination of accused through intermediary

Witnesses protected from cross-examination by accused in person

89   

Age of child complainant

Chapter 4

Live links

90   

Directions to attend through live link

91   

Answering to live link bail

92   

Searches of persons answering to live link bail

93   

Use of live link in certain enforcement hearings

 
 

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94   

Direction of registrar for appeal hearing by live link

Chapter 5

Miscellaneous

Evidence by video recording

95   

Effect of admission of video recording

Evidence of previous complaints

96   

Admissibility of evidence of previous complaints

Immunity etc

97   

Powers in respect of offenders who assist investigations and prosecutions

Bail

98   

Bail: risk of committing an offence causing injury

99   

Bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge

Unsigned indictments

100   

Indictment of offenders

Part 4

Sentencing

Chapter 1

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

101   

Sentencing Council for England and Wales

102   

Annual report

Guidelines

103   

Sentencing guidelines

104   

Sentencing ranges

105   

Allocation guidelines

106   

Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases

107   

Proposals by Lord Chancellor or Court of Appeal

Duties of the court

108   

Sentencing guidelines: duty of court

109   

Determination of tariffs etc

 
 

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Other functions of the Council

110   

Resource implications of guidelines

111   

Monitoring

112   

Promoting awareness

113   

Resources: effect of sentencing practice

114   

Resources: effect of factors not related to sentencing

115   

Duty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals

Lord Chancellor’s functions

116   

Assistance by the Lord Chancellor

117   

Entrenchment of Lord Chancellor’s functions

Miscellaneous and general

118   

Abolition of existing sentencing bodies

119   

Interpretation of this Chapter

Chapter 2

Other provisions relating to sentencing

Driving disqualification

120   

Extension of driving disqualification

Dangerous offenders

121   

Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (England and Wales)

122   

Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland)

Part 5

Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions

123   

Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses

124   

Implementation of E-Commerce and Services directives: penalties

125   

Treatment of convictions in other member States etc

126   

Transfer to Parole Board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991

127   

Retention of knives surrendered or seized (England and Wales)

128   

Retention of knives surrendered or seized (Northern Ireland)

129   

Security in tribunal buildings

Part 6

Legal Aid

Community Legal Service

130   

Community Legal Service: pilot schemes

131   

Excluded services: help in connection with business matters

 
 

 
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