Public Bill Committees
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill

• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 1st sitting (11 speeches)
  [Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Guarantee of continued judicial independence (52 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 80, in page 1, line 6, leave out 'continued'. I, too, welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Conway. No doubt your briskness will rub off on us—or I hope and trust that...
  • Clause 2 - Appointment and removal (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 86, in page 1, line 10, after 'Appeal', insert— 'or Judge of the High Court'.'
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Introductory (14 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 86, in page 1, line 10, after 'Appeal', insert— 'or Judge of the High Court'.'—[Lady Hermon.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Schedule 1 - Listed judicial offices (32 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 56, in page 70, line 9, leave out 'District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)' and insert 'Resident Magistrates'.
  • Clause 3 - Judicial Appointments Commission (44 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 140, in page 2, line 19, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) five persons nominated by the Lord Chief Justice and appointed by the First and deputy First...
• Justice (Northern Ireland), 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • Clause 3 - Judicial Appointments Commission (71 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 2, line 38, at end insert— '( ) Any person who has, at any time, been sentenced to a term of imprisonment whether suspended or otherwise for a term in...
  • Schedule 2 - Judicial Appointments Commission (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 147, in page 71, line 29, leave out 'five' and insert— 'three'.
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 4th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Schedule 2 - Judicial Appointments Commission (63 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 91, in page 71, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.—[Lady Hermon.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 4 - Appointment to most senior judicial offices (36 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 94, in page 3, line 19, leave out 'First Minister and deputy First Minister;' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.
  • Clause 5 - Appointment to listed judicial offices (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 127, in page 3, line 41, leave out subsection (1).
  • Schedule 3 - Appointment to listed judicial offices (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 72, in page 77, line 8, leave out paragraph 16.
  • Schedule 5 - Transfer of functions to Lord Chief Justice (3 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 75, in page 86, line 30, at end insert— '15A In Article 46(1)(a) (chairman of County Court Rules Committee) (as substituted by section 72 of this Act), for ''Lord...
  • Clause 23 - Attorney-General (12 speeches)
    I beg to move, amendment No. 29, in page 14, line 18, at end insert— '(1A) The Attorney-General for Northern Ireland in respect of Northern Ireland shall assume all the functions of the...
  • Clause 24 - Attorney general (49 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 30, in page 14, line 37, leave out '70' and insert '75'. The amendment would raise the age up to which the Attorney-General for Northern Ireland can be in his post to...
  • Clause 25 - Removal of Attorney General (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 170, in page 16, line 2, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly.'. When I first saw this amendment in the...
  • Clause 27 - Annual report by Attorney General (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 171, in page 16, line 36, after 'Deputy First Minister', insert 'acting jointly'.
  • Clause 29 - Functions of the Advocate General (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 160, in page 17, leave out line 31 and insert— 'to the Advocate General for Northern Ireland of a function of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of giving...
  • Clause 30 - Public Prosecution Service (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 173, in page 18, line 2, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'First Minister and Deputy First Minister acting jointly'.
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • Clause 31 - Director of Public Prosecutions (79 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 200, in page 18, line 32, at end insert— '(3A) Subject to subsection (8), the Director and Deputy Director shall be appointed by open competition.'. First, I...
  • Clause 32 - Conduct of prosecutions (12 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 33 - Discontinuance of proceedings before court appearance (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 176, in page 20, line 7, at end insert— '(c) the victim or victims of the offence, or in event of their being deceased or mentally incapacitated, their next of kin'.
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Clause 33 - Discontinuance of proceedings before court appearance (40 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 176, in page 20, line 7, at end insert— '(c) the victim or victims of the offence, or in event of their being deceased or mentally incapacitated, their next...
  • Clause 35 - Police complaints (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 201, in page 21, line 14, at end insert— '(3A) In section 55 (Consideration of other matters by the Ombudsman), after subsection (1) insert ''(1A) The Director...
  • Clause 36 - Information for Director (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 178, in page 22, line 2, at end insert— '(6) Where the Director is not satisfied with the information provided to him by the Police he may refer the case to the...
  • Clause 38 - Code for Prosecutors (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 203, in page 22, line 30, at end insert— ( ) The Director must consult with- (a) the First Minister and Deputy First Minister; (b) the Northern Ireland Human...
  • New Clause 2 - Provision of reasons not to institute or continue proceedings (0 speeches)
    '(1) Where the Director decides not to institute proceedings against a person or discontinues such proceedings he shall provide the Attorney General with reasons for his decision. (2) The...
  • Schedule 8 - Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice (8 speeches)
    Question proposed, That this schedule be the Eighth schedule to the Bill.
  • Clause 46 - Functions of chief inspector (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 31, in page 26, line 30, at end insert— (k) the police ombudsman for Northern Ireland.'.
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • Clause 46 - Functions of Chief Inspector (37 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 290, in page 26, line 15, after 'inspections', insert 'of the efficiency and effectiveness'. This addition would make it clear that the role of the chief inspector of...
  • Clause 47 - Further provisions about functions (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 288, in page 27, line 13, at end insert— '(1A) The Chief Inspector must carry out an inspection of each organisation specified in subsection 46(1) at least once...
  • Clause 48 - Powers of inspectors (46 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 191 page 27, line 42, at end insert— '(ba) any person to state, to the best of his knowledge and belief, where any such document is to be found, or'. I enjoy...
  • Clause 50 - Law Commission (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 198, in page 28, line 35, after 'Court', insert 'either in Northern Ireland, England and Wales or Scotland.'. The law in Northern Ireland is fragmented with old Acts...
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Clause 50 - Law Commission (57 speeches)
    Amendment moved: [this day]: No. 198, in page 28, line 35, after 'Court', insert— 'either in Northern Ireland, England and Wales or Scotland.'.—[Lady Hermon.]
  • Clause 51 - Duties of commission (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 279, in page 29, line 27, after 'State', insert— 'and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister acting jointly'.
  • Clause 52 - Reports etc. (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 53 - Aims of youth justice system (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 278, in page 30, line 31, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '( ) The principal aim of the youth justice system in Northern Ireland is to prevent offending by...
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 9th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • Clause 53 - Aims of youth justice system (20 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [7 February]: No. 278, in page 30, line 31, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '( ) The principal aim of the youth justice system in Northern Ireland is to prevent...
  • Clause 54 - Reparation orders (63 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 225, in page 31, line 22, after 'otherwise', insert 'directly'.
  • Clause 55 - Community responsibility orders (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 210, in page 34, line 7, leave out 'punishable, in the case of an adult, with imprisonment'. The clause provides the courts with a new community-based disposal, as...
  • Clause 56 - Custody care orders (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 211, in page 42, line 6, leave out 'offender' and insert 'child'.—[Mr. Browne.] Clause 56, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 57 - Youth conferences and youth conference plans (0 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 255, in page 45, line 19, at end insert— '(8) A youth conference plan must contain details of provision for the child's education where the child is in receipt of...
  • Clause 59 - Court-ordered youth conferences (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 212, in page 49, leave out line 33. No. 213, in page 49, line 41, leave out 'or (b)'. No. 214, in page 51, line 2, leave out 'or (b)'. No. 215, in page 53, line 6,...
  • Clause 60 - Youth conference orders (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 217, in page 54, line 15, leave out 'either the recommended custodial sentence or another' and insert 'any'.—[Mr. Browne.] Clause 60, as amended, ordered to stand...
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 10th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Clause 66 - Display of Royal Arms at courts (74 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 275, in page 57, line 31, leave out from 'after' to end of line 32 and insert '30 March 2000'. The amendment is an attempt to get to grips with the time scale in...
  • Clause 70 - Community safety strategy (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 240, in page 60, line 15, at end insert— '(d) such other persons or organisations as he thinks appropriate.'. I should be able to deal with this probing...
  • Clause 71 - Local community safety partnerships (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 241, in page 60, line 29, at end insert— '(3A) The Secretary of State shall ensure that each partnership includes elected representatives and persons drawn from...
  • Clause 73 - Appeals in small claims cases (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 299, in page 62, line 30, leave out from beginning to 'and' in line 35 and insert— '(a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert— ''(ab) any party may appeal on a...
  • Clause 74 - Time limit for cases stated by county court (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 76, in page 63, line 4, leave out from 'days'',' to end of line 6. Article 61(2) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 presently provides for an appeal...
  • Clause 79 - Powers and duties of court securities officers (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 65, line 22, at end insert— '(d) arrest any person in any court house, and must act in accordance with any general or specific instructions which...
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 11th sitting (1 speech)
  [Derek Conway in the Chair]
  • New clause 5 - Equality Duty (24 speeches)
    'The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) shall be amended as follows- (1) In section 75(3) after paragraph (c) insert- ''(ca) Northern Ireland Prison Service, Office of the Director of Public...
  • New clause 6 - Eligibility for appointment as (14 speeches)
    'No person shall be eligible for appointment as a court security officer pursuant to section 78 if he has at any time in Northern Ireland or elsewhere been convicted of a criminal...
  • Clause 81 - Excepted matters: judicial office-holders (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Schedule 13 - Repeals and revocations (2 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 77, in page 121, line 41, at end insert- 'In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Lord Chief Justice's Office.'. The amendment provides that the Lord Chief Justice's...
  • Clause 86 - Interpretation (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 78, in page 67, line 30, at end insert 'and'.
  • Clause 87 - Transitionals and savings (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 209, in page 67, line 39, leave out subsection (2). This amendment and the subsequent one refer to the new office and the new role of the DPP. It has been touched on...
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 12th sitting (15 speeches)
  [Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]
  • Clause 88 - Statutory rules (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 302, in page 69, line 12, after '10(4)', insert 'or 71(1), (3), (7) or (8)'.
  • New Clause 4 - Reserved matters: new institutions (5 speeches)
    'In Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) (reserved matters)— (a) after paragraph 9 insert— ''9A The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.'', and ...