Part of Criminal Justice Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 13 February 2003.
Harriet Harman
Solicitor General (Law Officers), Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
4:30,
13 February 2003
I readily acknowledge that there is no magic wand to deal with such situations. However, we would all agree that inadequate parental supervision is strongly associated with offending. A recent evaluation of the Youth Justice Board parenting programmes has found early evidence that the parenting order has had an impact on both the parents and the children on the courses. It is still early days, and many parents, although they object strongly when the order is made, realise that they benefit from it. I accept the thrust of the point that there is no single solution, but I urge the hon. Gentleman to accept the Clause, which allows parenting orders to be made when referral orders are made, rather than excluding that possibility.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 261 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Schedule 23 agreed to.
Further consideration adjourned.—[Mr. Heppell.]
Adjourned accordingly at twenty-six minutes to Five o'clock till Tuesday 25 February at ten minutes past Nine o'clock.
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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
