Clause 9
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
2:45 pm
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 193, in clause 9, page 6, line 26, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Amendment No. 194, in clause 9, page 6, line 28, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Amendment No. 195, in clause 9, page 6, line 31, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Amendment No. 9, in clause 9, page 7, line 1, after ‘of’, insert ‘financial compensation or other appropriate’.
Amendment No. 196, in clause 9, page 7, line 18, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Amendment No. 136, in clause 9, page 7, line 20, leave out subsections (3) and (4).
Amendment No. 197, in clause 9, page 7, line 25, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Amendment No. 198, in clause 9, page 7, line 34, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘19’.
Clause stand part.
New clause 13—Principal aim of the youth justice system—
‘(1) Section 37 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37) (aim of the youth justice system) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after “preventing offending” insert “(including re-offending)”.
(3) At end insert—
“(3) Subsection (2) above is subject to section 142A(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which requires a court to have a regard primarily to the welfare and well-being of offenders aged under 18 in accordance with its duties under section 44 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933).”.’.
New clause 14—Courts to have regard to the welfare and well-being of offenders under 18—
‘(1) Section 44 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (principles to be observed by all courts in dealing with children and young persons: general considerations) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) after “shall have regard to the welfare”, insert “and well-being”.
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) In complying with their duties under subsection (1), courts shall have regard in particular to the following matters—
(a) in respect of welfare, the matters set out in section 1(3) of the Children Act 1989; and
(b) in respect of well-being, the matters set out in section 10(2) of the Children Act 2004.”’.