Lord Bellamy:

Moved by Lord Bellamy

125B: Clause 45, page 47, line 20, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 45, page 47, line 28.

125C: Clause 45, page 47, line 21, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 45, page 47, line 28.

125D: Clause 45, page 47, line 28, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment provides for the High Court to determine all prisoner release cases referred by the Secretary of State under section 256AZBA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 inserted by Clause 45.

125E: Clause 45, page 47, line 31, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 45, page 47, line 28.

125F: Clause 45, page 47, line 34, at end insert—“(2A) The requirement for the Secretary of State to give effect to the Board’s direction to release the prisoner is suspended— (a) during such period, beginning with the day on which the direction is given, as the Secretary of State reasonably requires to determine whether to direct the Board to refer the prisoner’s case to the High Court under this section, and(b) if the Secretary of State gives such a direction, pending determination of the reference under section 256AZBC(1).”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment suspends requirements to release a prisoner while the Secretary of State is considering whether to refer the prisoner’s case to the High Court and until any such reference is determined.

125G: Clause 45, page 47, line 35, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 48Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 45, page 47, line 28.

Amendments 125B to 125G agreed.

Amendments 126 and 127 not moved.