APPENDIX 2: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS
BILL: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
I am grateful to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory
Reform Committee for their report on the Criminal Justice and
Courts Bill (3rd Report of Session 2014-15), which
was published on 11 July 2014.
I am writing to explain the Ministry of Justice's
response to the recommendations made in the report. I have used
the clause numbers in the version of the Criminal Justice and
Courts Bill as amended in Lords Committee on 30th July
2014. For ease of reference, and in brackets the clause numbers
used by the Committee, these are:
· Young
offenders: clauses 32 - 34 and schedules 5 and 6 (clauses 29 -
31 and schedules 5 and 6)
· Provision
and use of financial information: clauses 71 and 72 (clauses 65
and 66)
· Interveners
and costs: clause 73 (clause 67)
· Capping
of costs: clauses 74 and 75, (clauses 68 and 69) environmental
cases: clause 76 (clause 70)
When quoting the Committee, I have used the earlier
clause numbers in place at the time the Committee was writing
its report.
As the Committee may be aware, further Government
amendments relating to rules against inducements to make personal
injury claims were added to the Bill during Lords Committee. To
assist the Committee in their analysis of these new provisions,
I have provided further information in relation to clause 50 (rules
against inducements to make personal injury claims), clause 51
(effect of rules against inducements), clause 52 (inducements:
interpretation) and clause 53 (inducements: regulations).
On 1 August 2014, the Government tabled an amendment
to insert a new clause after clause 54, entitled "Appeals
from the Court of Protection". In anticipation of consideration
of this clause at Report stage, I have also provided further information
on this new clause to assist the Committee in their analysis.[5]
I am placing a copy of this letter in the Library
of both Houses and copying this letter to Lord Beecham and Lord
Marks of Henley-on-Thames.
Lord Faulks
Minister of State for Justice
1 September 2014
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