Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
[Frank Cook in the Chair]
CJ&I 379 David Skinner CJ&I 381 Miss S F R Davies CJ&I 382 David Kirkman CJ&I 383 The Christian Institute CJ&I 384 David Hanson MP CJ&I 385 Colin McDougal CJ&I 386...
Abolition of suspended sentences for summary offences
Restriction on imposing community sentences
Indeterminate sentences: determination of tariffs
Consecutive terms of mprisonment
Application of section 35(1) of the criminal justice Act 1991 to prisoners liable to removal from the UK
[Frank Cook in the Chair]
Release of prisoners after recall
Further review and release of prisoners after recall
Recall of life prisoners: abolition of requirement for recommendation by Parole Board
Referral orders: referral conditions
Imposition of unpaid work requirement for breach of community order
Youth default orders: modification of provisions applying to youth rehabilitation orders
Appeals against conviction
Review of sentence on reference by Attorney General
Her majesty’s commissioner for offender management and prisons
Eligible complaints: general
The Commissioner’s complaints remit
Eligible complaints: specific requirements applicable to all complaints
Treatment by Commissioner of complaints
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] CJ&I 399 Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association CJ&I 400 National Association for Healthcare Security
Investigation of deaths
The Commissioner’s deaths remit
Reports on the outcome of a death investigation
Investigations requested by the Secretary of State
Reports on the outcome of an investigation under section 37
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
Working with other ombudsmen etc.
Disclosure of information etc.
Notification of matters of potential concern to the police or other authorities
Interpretation of Part 4
Controlling authorities
Power to modify certain provisions of Part 4
Power to confer new functions on Commissioner
Alternatives to prosecutions for offenders under 18
Alternatives to prosecution for persons under 18
Protection for spent cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Allocation of offences triable either way etc.
Trial or sentencing in absence of accused in magistrates’ courts
Extension of powers of non-legal staff
Provisional grant of right to representation
Compensation for miscarriages of justice
Possession of extreme pornographic images
Exclusion of classified films etc.
Defence
Penalties etc. for possession of extreme pornographic images
Maximum penalty for publication etc. of obscene articles
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
CJ&I 401 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission CJ&I 403 Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, and the...
Amendment to offence of loitering etc. for purposes of prostitution
Orders to promote rehabilitation
Schedule to the Street Offences Act 1959
Rehabilitation of offenders: orders under section 1(2A) of the Street Offences
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
Offences relating to nuclear material and nuclear facilities
Imprisonment for unlawfully obtaining etc. personal data
Requests to other member States
Requests from other member States
Recognition of financial penalties: supplemental
Grounds for refusal to enforce financial penalties
Interpretation of sections 76 to 80
Violent offender orders
Qualifying offenders
Applications for violent offender orders
Making of violent offender orders
Notification requirements: initial notification
Notification requirements: changes
Offences
Closure orders: premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance
Offence of causing nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises
Individual support orders
Police misconduct and performance procedures
Inspection of police authorities
Designation
“Foreign criminal”
Conditions
Support
Support: supplemental
Interpretation: general
Orders and Regulations
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
Minor and consequential amendments
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
CJ&I 405 Backlash CJ&I 406 Ministry of Justice CJ&I 407 The Spanner Trust CJ&I 408 Philip Morris Limited
Minor and consequential amendments
Transitory, transitional and saving provisions
Repeals and revocations
Extent
Commencement
Power of Court of Appeal to disregard developments in the law ‘(1) The Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19) is amended as follows. (2) In section 2 (appeals against conviction), after...
Meaning of unsafe: Northern Ireland ‘(1) The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47) is amended as follows. (2) In section 2 (grounds for allowing an appeal against conviction)...
Power of Court of Appeal to disregard developments in the law: Northern Ireland ‘(1) The Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47) is amended as follows. (2) In section 2 (appeals...
Determination of prosecution appeals: Northern Ireland ‘In Article 20 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1500) (determination of prosecution appeals by Court...
SFO’s pre-investigation powers in relation to bribery and corruption: foreign officers etc ‘(1) The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (c. 38) is amended as follows. (2) After section 2...
Special rules relating to providers of information society services ‘Schedule (Special rules relating to providers of information society services) makes special provision in connection...
Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation ‘Schedule (Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation)— (a) amends Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) (hatred against persons on...
Sexual offences committed outside the United Kingdom ‘(1) For section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) substitute— “72 Offences outside the United Kingdom (1)...
Sexual offences: grooming and adoption ‘Schedule (Sexual offences: grooming and adoption)— (a) amends section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) (meeting a child following...
Review of violent offender orders in respect of young offenders ‘(1) This section applies where a violent offender order has been made in respect of an offender who was under 17 at the time...
Disclosure of information about convictions etc of child sex offenders to members of the public ‘(1) After section 327 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) insert— “327A...
Sexual offences prevention orders: relevant sexual offences ‘(1) In section 106 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) (supplemental provisions about sexual offences prevention orders), at...
Notification requirements: prescribed information ‘(1) In section 83 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) (notification requirements: initial notification)— (a) at the end of...
Persistent sales of tobacco to persons under 18 ‘(1) The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12) is amended as follows. (2) After section 12 insert—
Requests to other member States: Northern Ireland ‘(1) A designated officer of the Northern Ireland Court Service may issue a certificate requesting enforcement under the Framework Decision...
Procedure on receipt of certificate by Lord Chancellor: Northern Ireland ‘(1) This section applies where a designated officer has issued a certificate under section (Requests to other...
Modification of Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 ‘(1) Section 90 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) is modified as follows in its application to financial penalties by...
Requests from other member States: Northern Ireland ‘(1) This section applies where— (a) the competent authority or central authority of a member State other than the United Kingdom...
Procedure on receipt of certificate by clerk of petty sessions ‘(1) This section applies where the Lord Chancellor gives the clerk of petty sessions for a petty sessions district— (a)...
Modification of Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 ‘(1) Part 9 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I 1981/1675 (N.I. 26) is modified as...
Transfer of certificates to central authority for Scotland ‘(1) This section applies where— (a) the competent authority or central authority of a member State other than the United...
Contents of an accused’s defence statement ‘In section 6A(1) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25) (contents of defence statement), after...
Appointment etc. of Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints ‘(1) There shall be a Commissioner, to be known as the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints (referred...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: eligible complaints: general ‘(1) A complaint is eligible for the purposes of this Part if— (a) it is about a matter within the...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: eligible complaints: specific requirements applicable to all complaints ‘(1) Subject to subsection (3), a complaint is ineligible by...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: treatment of complaints ‘(1) This section applies where a complaint is made to the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner shall— (a)...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: report on the outcome of an investigation ‘(1) If a complaint has been investigated or otherwise dealt with, the Commissioner— (a)...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: recommendations by Commissioner ‘(1) The Commissioner may make recommendations to a controlling authority about any matter arising from...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: investigation of deaths ‘(1) The Commissioner shall carry out an investigation of every death falling within the deaths remit. (2) A...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: reports on the outcome of a death investigation ‘(1) This section applies where the Commissioner has carried out an investigation of a...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: investigations requested by the Secretary of State ‘(1) The Secretary of State may request the Commissioner to investigate any matter...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: reports on the outcome of an investigation under section (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: investigations requested by the...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: powers of Commissioner to obtain information etc. ‘(1) This section confers powers on the Commissioner for the purposes of any...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: exceptions etc. to Commissioner’s powers under section (Powers of Commissioner to obtain information) ‘(1) Subject to subsection...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: obstruction and contempt ‘(1) The Commissioner may, if satisfied that the condition in subsection (2) is met in relation to a person,...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: legal and other representation ‘The Commissioner may determine the circumstances under which and the extent to which persons may be...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: disclosure of information etc. ‘(1) For the purposes of this section information is protected information if it is obtained by the...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: disclosure prejudicial to national security or contrary to public interest ‘(1) The Secretary of State may give a notice to the...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: offence of wrongful disclosure ‘(1) It is an offence for a person to whom this section applies— (a) to disclose information in...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: notification of matters of potential concern to the police or other authorities ‘(1) If while performing any functions the Commissioner...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: power to pay expenses ‘(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner may make payments (of such amounts as the Commissioner thinks...
Transitional provision: the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland ‘(1) The Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (“the Ombudsman”) has no power to act in relation to—...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: interpretation ‘(1) In this Part— “applicable premises” means a prison, a young offenders centre or a remand centre in...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: power to modify certain provisions ‘(1) The Secretary of State may by order modify Schedule (Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison...
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: power to confer new functions ‘(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision (whether by amending this Part or otherwise) for...
Further amendments relating to appeals in criminal cases ‘Schedule (Appeals in criminal cases) amends the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19), the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980...
Amendments to armed forces legislation ‘Schedule (Amendments to armed forces legislation) contains— (a) amendments to armed forces legislation (which make provision for service courts...
Offences under football banning order ‘If a constable has reasonable grounds to believe that a person (“P”) is about to breach the terms of a football banning order, he may...
Provision of attendance centres ‘(1) Section 221 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (provision of attendance centres) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1) after “provide...
Offence of pretending to be a legal executive ‘(1) It is an offence for a person who is not a legal executive— (a) wilfully to pretend to be a legal executive, or (b) with the...
Rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences committed under the age of 18 ‘After section 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 insert— “1A Rehabilitation of persons...
Anti-social behaviour orders: reporting restrictions ‘(1) Omit sections 1(10D), 1(10E) (anti-social behaviour orders) and 1C(9C) (orders on conviction in criminal proceedings) of the Crime...
‘Special rules relating to providers of information society services
‘Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation 1 Part 3A of the Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) (hatred against persons on religious grounds) has effect subject to the following amendments. 2...
‘Sexual offences: grooming and adoption
‘Section 327A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: meaning of “child sex offence” The following is the Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 34A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c....
‘Penalties suitable for enforcement in England and Wales or Northern Ireland
‘The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints
‘the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: complaints’ remit
‘The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: deaths remit 1 A death of a person at any applicable premises while being held there. 2 A death of a person while in the custody,...
‘The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Prison Complaints: controlling authorities The Secretary of State. Governors of prisons, young offender centres and remand centres in Northern...
‘Appeals in criminal cases
‘Amendments to armed forces legislation
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