Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (second Report) and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Human Rights Joint Committee - Second Report
Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (second Report) and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 15 October 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1 Serious Crime Bill

Background

Information provided by the Government

Proceeds of crime (Part 1)

Threshold for restraint orders (clause 11)

Proportionality

Provision of information by third parties

Computer misuse offence (Part 2, clause 40)

Participating in the activities of an organised crime group (Part 3, clause 44)

Seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents (Part 4)

Protection of children (Part 5)

Child cruelty (Clause 65)

Possession of paedophile manuals (Clause 66)

Female genital mutilation: extra territorial acts (Clause 67)

Preparation or Training Abroad for Terrorism (Part 6, clause 68)

Necessity

Legal certainty and proportionality

2 The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Background

Information provided by the department

Review of whole life orders (clauses 2, 3 and 26)

Mandatory sentencing for possession of a knife (clause 27)

The right to liberty

Equality information

Use of force on children in secure colleges (Part 2 and Schedule 6)

Striking out personal injury claims involving fundamental dishonesty (clause 49)

Revenge pornography

Contempt of Court

Judicial review (Part 4)

Procedural defects and substantive outcomes (clause 70)

Interveners and costs (clause 73)

Capping of costs ('Protective Costs Orders') (clauses 74-75)

3 Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Background

Information provided by the department

The independence of the Service Complaints Ombudsman (clause 1)

Redress of service complaints (clause 2)

Conclusions and recommendations

Declaration of Lords' Interests

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament