Clause 69 - Criminal Procedure Rules
Courts Bill [Lords]
10:15 am
Mr Christopher Leslie (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Shipley, Labour)
I do not want to go through every aspect of statute law, but my understanding is that there are certain restrictions on where trials for grave offences
can be held. For example, murder cases have to go to the Crown court. I also understand that various Acts of Parliament, including the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, have restraining influences on where certain cases can be heard. If I am wrong, I will be happy to write to my hon. Friend and the Committee to correct myself. With that, I hope that the concept of criminal procedure rules in the clause will remain, and that the clause will stand part of the Bill.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 69 ordered to stand part of the Bill.