Clause 2
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
12:00 pm
John Bercow (Buckingham, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 55, in clause 2, page 2, line 22, at end insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years’.
No. 59, in clause 2, page 2, line 24, after ‘Wales’, insert
‘in respect of which that person has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years’.
No. 61, in clause 2, page 2, line 26, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 62, in clause 2, page 2, line 27, at end insert
‘in respect of which a court would be entitled to impose an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years or a mandatory or discretionary life sentence’.
No. 56, in clause 2, page 2, line 27, at end insert—
‘(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1) an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years shall include—
(a) a mandatory life sentence; and
(b) a discretionary life sentence and a sentence for imprisonment for public protection in respect of which the court has specified that a period of seven years shall have expired before the case is considered by the Parole Board.’.
No. 63, in clause 2, page 2, line 28, leave out subsection (2).
No. 64, in clause 2, page 2, line 36, leave out subsection (3).
No. 65, in clause 2, page 2, line 44, leave out subsection (4).
No. 67, in clause 2, page 3, line 1, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 68, in clause 2, page 3, line 2, at end insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment—
(i) of not less than seven years, or
(ii) for an indeterminate period in respect of which he is ordered to serve a period of not less than seven years in custody.’.
No. 69, in clause 2, page 3, line 4, after ‘Wales’, insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment—
(i) of not less than seven years, or
(ii) for an indeterminate period in respect of which he is ordered to serve a period of not less than seven years in custody.’.
No. 137, in clause 2, page 3, line 8, at end insert
‘in respect of which a court would have been entitled to impose an immediate sentence of imprisonment of not less than seven years or a mandatory or discretionary life sentence’.
No. 70, in clause 2, page 3, line 9, leave out subsection (5).
No. 151, in clause 2, page 3, line 23, leave out subsection (6).
No. 71, in clause 2, page 3, line 26, leave out subsection (7).
No. 73, in clause 3, page 3, line 32, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 74, in clause 3, page 3, line 32, at end insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years and to whom section 2(1A) of this Act applies’.
No. 75, in clause 3, page 3, line 33, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 76, in clause 3, page 3, line 34, after ‘Ireland’, insert
‘in respect of which that person has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years and to whom section 2(1A) of this Act applies’.
No. 77, in clause 3, page 3, line 36, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 78, in clause 3, page 3, line 37, leave out ‘(whether or not such an offence was committed)’ and insert
‘in respect of which that person has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years and to whom section 2(1A) of this Act applies.’.
No. 80, in clause 3, page 3, line 38, leave out subsection (2).
No. 82, in clause 3, page 4, line 8, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 83, in clause 3, page 4, line 8, at end insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to—
(i) an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years, or
(ii) a mandatory or discretionary life sentence
and, in respect of an offence committed in England and Wales, section 2(1A) of this Act applies.’.
No. 84, in clause 3, page 4, line 10, after ‘Ireland’, insert
‘in respect of which he has been sentenced to—
(iii) an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years, or
(iv) a mandatory or discretionary life sentence
and, in respect of an offence committed in England and Wales, section 2(1A) of this Act applies.’.
No. 85, in clause 3, page 4, line 12, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 86, in clause 3, page 4, line 13, leave out ‘(whether or not such an offence was committed)’ and insert
‘in respect of which that person has been sentenced to—
(v) an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years, or
(vi) a mandatory or discretionary life sentence
and, in respect of an offence committed in England and Wales, section 2(1A) of this Act applies.’.
No. 116, in clause 20, page 12, line 19, leave out paragraph (a).
No. 117, in clause 20, page 12, line 23, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 118, in clause 20, page 12, line 23, at end insert
‘in respect of which has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of not less than seven years and to whom section 1(ab) of this Act applies’.
No. 122, in clause 21, page 13, line 7, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.
No. 123, in clause 21, page 13, line 10, leave out ‘a serious’ and insert ‘an’.