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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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