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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 26 January 2010

 

Public Bill Committee

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

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Crime and Security Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

 

Programming Sub-Committee.

 


 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

 

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

 

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 21 January (Standing Order

 

No. 83C):

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

 

26 January) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 January;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 28 January;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 2 February;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 4 February;

 

(e)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 9 February;

 

(f)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 February;

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

Table—

 

      TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday 26 January

Until no later than

Police Federation of

 
  

12.00 pm

England and Wales; Jan

 
   

Berry (Independent

 
   

Reducing Bureaucracy

 
   

Advocate)

 
 

Tuesday 26 January

Until no later than

Association of Chief

 
  

1.00 pm

Police Officers;

 
   

Manchester Crime and

 
   

Disorder Reduction

 
   

Partnership; Manchester

 
   

City Council; The

 
   

Standing Committee for

 
   

Youth Justice

 
 

Tuesday 26 January

Until no later than

Association of Chief

 
  

5.30 pm

Police Officers; Linda

 
   

Bowman

 
 

Tuesday 26 January

Until no later than

Liberty; GeneWatch UK

 
  

7.00 pm

  
 

Thursday 28 January

Until no later than

Wiltshire Police; Refuge;

 
  

10.25 am

Fawcett Society;

 
   

Women’s Aid Federation

 
   

of England; National

 
   

Centre for Domestic

 
   

Violence

 
 

Thursday 28 January

Until no later than

The Automobile

 
  

2.30 pm

Association; British

 
   

Parking Association;

 
   

Local Government

 
   

Association

 
 

Thursday 28 January

Until no later than

Home Office

 
  

4.00 pm

  

 
 

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(3)  

proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

 

following order: Clauses 1 to 39; Schedule; Clauses 40 to 46; new Clauses;

 

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

 

(4)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 8.00 pm on Tuesday 23 February.

 

Mr David Hanson has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

 

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee (Standing Order No. 83C).

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

 

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the


 
 

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Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

1

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert ‘which may be made by electronic record or

 

by the recording of a telecommunications message containing the relevant details.’.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  31,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

subsection may not be exercised later than six months from the date of arrest or if earlier

 

the date that it was decided that no further action would be taken in connection with the

 

events or circumstances which led to the arrest.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

3

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  41,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

subsection may not be exercised if the person has been acquitted of the offence or the

 

relevant charges have been withdrawn.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

4

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  35,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

subsection may not be exercised later than six months from the date of arrest or if earlier

 

the date that it was decided that no further action would be taken in connection with the

 

events or circumstances which led to the arrest.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

5

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  7,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this subsection

 

may not be exercised if the person has been acquitted of the offence or the relevant

 

charges have been withdrawn.’.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

6

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  5,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘may’ in line 6.


 
 

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James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

7

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  29,  leave out subsections (2) and (3).

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

8

 

Clause  3,  page  6,  line  3,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘if’ in line 4.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

22

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  3,  page  6,  line  36,  leave out paragraph (b).

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

9

 

Clause  4,  page  8,  line  1,  leave out from ‘include’ to ‘a’ in line 2.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

10

 

Clause  6,  page  10,  leave out lines 26 to 28.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

11

 

Clause  6,  page  12,  leave out lines 31 to 34.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

12

 

Clause  8,  page  15,  line  37,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

paragraph may not be exercised later than six months from the date of arrest or if earlier

 

the date that it was decided that no further action would be taken in connection with the

 

events or circumstances which led to the arrest.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

13

 

Clause  8,  page  16,  line  2,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

paragraph may not be exercised if the person has been acquitted of the offence or the

 

relevant charges have been withdrawn.’.


 
 

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James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

14

 

Clause  8,  page  16,  line  39,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

paragraph may not be exercised later than six months from the date of arrest or if earlier

 

the date that it was decided that no further action would be taken in connection with the

 

events or circumstances which led to the arrest.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

15

 

Clause  8,  page  17,  line  13,  at end insert ‘provided that the power under this

 

paragraph may not be exercised if the person has been acquitted of the offence or the

 

relevant charges have been withdrawn.’.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

16

 

Clause  9,  page  18,  line  5,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘may’ in line 6.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

17

 

Clause  9,  page  18,  line  28,  leave out subsections (2) and (3).

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

18

 

Clause  9,  page  19,  line  3,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘if’ in line 4.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

23

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  9,  page  19,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (b).

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

19

 

Clause  10,  page  21,  line  1,  leave out from ‘include’ to ‘a’ in line 2.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

20

 

Clause  12,  page  23,  leave out lines 25 to 27.


 
 

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James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

24

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  12,  page  25,  leave out lines 25 to 28.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

25

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  14,  page  29,  line  14,  leave out ‘sooner’ and insert ‘later’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

26

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  14,  page  30,  leave out lines 26 to 34 and insert—

 

‘(3)    

Subject to subsection (3AA) to (3AI), the material must be destroyed as soon as

 

it has fulfilled the purpose for which it was taken or supplied.

 

(3AA)    

Where any fingerprint, impression of footwear or DNA profile has been taken

 

from a person under this Part who is arrested for or charged with a sexual offence

 

or violent offence, the fingerprint, impression of footwear or DNA profile shall

 

be destroyed no later than—

 

(a)    

in the case of fingerprints or impressions of footwear, before the end of

 

the period three years beginning with the date on which the fingerprints

 

or impression were taken, such date being the “initial retention date”; or

 

(b)    

in the case of a DNA profile, before the end of the period three years

 

beginning with the date on which the DNA sample from which the DNA

 

profile was derived was taken ( or if the profile was derived from more

 

than one DNA sample, the date on which the first of those samples was

 

taken), such date being the “initial DNA retention date”

 

(c)    

such later date as may be ordered under subsection (3AB).

 

(3AB)    

On application made by the responsible chief officer of police within the period

 

of three months before the initial retention date or the initial DNA retention date

 

as the case may be, the Crown Court, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds

 

for doing so, may make an order amending, or further amending, the date of

 

destruction of the relevant fingerprint, impression of footwear or DNA profile.

 

(3AC)    

An order under subsection (3AB) shall not specify a date more than two years

 

later than—

 

(a)    

the initial retention date in relation to fingerprints or impressions of

 

footwear or

 

(b)    

the initial DNA retention date in the case of a DNA profile.

 

(3AD)    

Any decision of the Crown Court may be appealed to the Court of Appeal within

 

21 days of such decision.

 

(3AE)    

Subsection (3AA) does not apply where—

 

(a)    

an application under subsection (3AB) above has been made but has not

 

been determined;

 

(b)    

the period within which an appeal may be brought under subsection

 

(3AD) above against a decision to refuse an application has not elapsed;

 

or

 

(c)    

such an appeal has been brought but has not been withdrawn or finally

 

determined.

 

(3AF)    

Where—


 
 

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(a)    

the period within which an appeal referred to in subsection (3AD) has

 

elapsed without such an appeal being brought; or

 

(b)    

such an appeal is brought and is withdrawn or finally determined without

 

any extension of the time period referred to in subsection (3AC);

 

    

the fingerprint, impression of footwear or DNA profile shall be destroyed as soon

 

as possible thereafter.

 

(3AG)    

For the purposes of this section a “sexual offence” or “violent offence” shall mean

 

such offences of a violent or sexual nature as shall be set out in any order made

 

by the Secretary of State with reference to this section.

 

(3AH)    

An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

 

(3AI)    

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3AH) above shall

 

not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by

 

resolution of each House of Parliament.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

27

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  14,  page  30,  leave out lines 35 to 38.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

28

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  19,  page  60,  line  18,  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

 

‘(5)    

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) above shall not

 

be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by

 

resolution of each House of Parliament.’.

 


 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

29

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  20,  page  60,  line  22,  at end insert ‘to report on its effectiveness and to make

 

recommendations on the use of DNA profiles.’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

30

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  20,  page  60,  line  23,  leave out ‘publish’ and insert ‘lay before Parliament’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

31

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  20,  page  60,  line  24,  at end insert ‘and its membership’.

 

James Brokenshire

 

Andrew Rosindell

 

32

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  20,  page  60,  line  26,  at end add ‘to Parliament’.


 
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