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[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
Clauses 1, 3 to 5, 76 to 78, 2 | 6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 9th September |
Clauses 6 to 16, 74, 17 to 31, 65, 66, 32 to 46 | 6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 16th September |
Clauses 47 to 57, Schedule 1, Clauses 58 to 64, 67 to 73, Schedule 2, Clauses 75, 79 and 80 | 5.15 p.m. on Thursday 18th September |
Clause 81, Schedule 3, Clauses 82 to 102, Schedule 4, Clauses 103 to 136, Schedule 5, Clause 137, Schedule 6, Clauses 138 to 140, new Clauses, new Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill | 7 p.m. on Tuesday 14th October |
It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr. Griffiths. I am sure that the Committee will make excellent progress under your guidance. I do not wish to detain it speaking to the programme motion, but...
I beg to move amendment No. 35, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, after 'vagina', insert 'or'.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 22, in clause 1, page 1, line 14, leave out from 'conviction' to end of line 15 and insert— '(a) if the offence occurs during or after an acknowledged...
I beg to move amendment No. 39, in clause 3, page 2, line 6, leave out paragraph (b). Clause 3 raises a potential difficulty, which is why I drafted amendment No. 39 for the consideration of the...
I beg to move amendment No. 41, in clause 76, page 36, line 36, at end insert— '( ) any person had administered to or caused to be taken by the complainant, without the complainant's...
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in clause 77, page 37, line 6, leave out paragraph (b). I had the opportunity of discussing the amendment briefly with the Solicitor-General before we broke for...
I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 2, page 1, line 17, leave out from 'enjoy' to end of line 18 and insert 'a right to anonymity, from initial accusation to conviction, unless at any...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 133, in clause 6, page 3, line 18, after 'if', insert 'as part of an assault'.
I beg to move amendment No. 130, in clause 7, page 3, line 27, after 'body', insert 'other than his penis'.
I beg to move amendment No. 173, in clause 8, page 3, line 36, at end insert— '( ) Conduct by a person (A) which would otherwise be an offence under subsection 1 of this section against...
I beg to move amendment No. 43, in clause 9, page 4, line 2, leave out '(A)'.
I beg to move amendment No. 157, in clause 10, page 4, line 19, leave out 'aged 18 or over'.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 157, in clause 10, page 4, line 19, leave out 'aged 18 or over'.—[Mrs. Brooke.]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 44, in clause 12, page 5, line 3, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 4 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A...
I beg to move amendment No. 45, in clause 13, page 5, line 19, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.
I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 14, page 5, line 33, at end insert ', unless such actions could be considered by a reasonable person to constitute ordinary, consensual adolescent...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 148, in clause 15, page 6, line 4, leave out 'arranges or'. The clause concerns arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. In subsection (2), a...
I beg to move amendment No. 149, in clause 16, page 6, line 26, at end add 'and outside the United Kingdom'. We come now to an important clause that causes me considerable anxiety. It provides...
Amendments made: No. 48, in clause 74, page 35, line 38, after 'not', insert 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or'. No. 49, in clause 74, page 35, line 38, leave out...
I beg to move amendment No. 156, in clause 17, page 6, line 37, at end insert— '( ) the earlier communications are sexual in nature or involve A impersonating another person in a way...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 40, in clause 17, page 7, line 21, leave out '7' and insert '14'.—[Mr. Grieve.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 202, in clause 20, page 9, line 10, leave out 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification'.
Amendment made: No. 51, in clause 21, page 10, line 5, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.—[Paul Goggins.] Clause 21, as amended, ordered to stand...
I beg to move amendment No. 145, in clause 23, page 11, line 30, at end insert— '( ) A shall have a defence if at the start of his work at the educational institution— (a) A is...
I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 24, page 12, line 3, leave out 'regularly'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 188, in clause 26, page 13, line 29, at end insert 'and that the relationship commenced before the defendant was aware that he would be in a position of trust.'. I...
I beg to move amendment No. 203, in clause 28, page 14, line 31, leave out sub-paragraph (ii). It is at moments such as this that I miss my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield because, as I...
I beg to move amendment No. 109, in clause 29, page 15, line 13, leave out from beginning to second 'or'.
I beg to move amendment No. 153, in clause 65, page 31, line 37, at end add 'uncle, aunt, nephew or niece'.
I beg to move amendment No. 189, in clause 32, page 16, line 20, leave out 'refuse' and insert 'consent'.
Amendments made: No. 54, in clause 33, page 17, line 7, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 55, in clause 33, page 17, line 10, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 113, in clause...
Amendments made: No. 56, in clause 34, page 17, line 33, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 34 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
Amendments made: No. 59, in clause 35, page 18, line 8, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 60, in clause 35, page 18, line 11, leave out 'or learning...
Amendments made: No. 62, in clause 36, page 18, line 32, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 63, in clause 36, page 18, line 34, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
Amendments made: No. 64, in clause 37, page 19, line 8, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 65, in clause 37, page 19, line 10, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
Amendments made: No. 66, in clause 38, page 19, line 26, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 27 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
Amendments made: No. 69, in clause 39, page 20, line 1, leave out 'a photograph or pseudophotograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 70, in clause 39, page 20, line 7, leave out 'or learning...
Amendments made: No. 72, in clause 40, page 20, line 21, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 73, in clause 40, page 20, line 23, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
Amendments made: No. 76, in clause 41, page 21, line 6, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 77, in clause 41, page 21, line 8, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 78, in clause 41,...
Amendments made: No. 80, in clause 42, page 21, line 36, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 37 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
Amendments made: No. 85, in clause 43, page 22, line 13, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 86, in clause 43, page 22, line 16, leave out 'or learning...
Amendment made: No. 90, in clause 44, page 23, line 6, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 44, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 45...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 231, in clause 47, page 24, line 7, leave out subsection (3).
I beg to move amendment No. 237, in clause 48, page 25, line 5, leave out subsection (4). Clause 48 provides, understandably, an exemption in relation to indecent photographs under clause 47 for...
I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 49, page 26, line 26, leave out 'against a person under 16'.
I beg to move amendment No. 238, in clause 50, page 26, line 43, leave out subparagraph (ii). This is a simple query, which goes back to something that I raised earlier. The Government have...
I beg to move amendment No. 233, in clause 51, page 27, line 8, after 'intentionally', insert 'or knowingly'.
Amendment made: No. 92, in clause 53, page 27, line 35, leave out 'moving or still'.—[Mr. Heppell.] Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That this schedule be the First schedule to the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 93, in clause 58, page 28, line 36, leave out '(A)'.—[Mr. Heppell.]
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 182, in clause 58, page 29, line 12, at end insert— '( ) a person who has been subject to trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation shall be...
Amendment made: No. 94, in clause 59, page 29, line 14, leave out '(A)'.—[Beverley Hughes.] Clause 59, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 95, in clause 60, page 29, line 29, leave out '(A)'.—[Beverley Hughes.] Clause 60, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 118, in clause 67, page 32, line 32, leave out 'public lavatory' and insert 'lavatory to which the public or a section of the public has or is permitted to have...
Amendment made: No. 96, in clause 68, page 33, line 9, leave out '(A)'.—[Paul Goggins.]
Amendments made: No. 97, in clause 70, page 34, line 2, leave out subsection (1). No. 98, in clause 70, page 34, line 3, at beginning insert 'For the purposes of section 69,'.—[Paul...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 214, in clause 73, page 35, line 12, after first 'or', insert 'lawfully'. As I see it, clause 73 indicates that if a certain category of person commits an offence...
I beg to move amendment No. 101, in schedule 2, page 76, line 15, leave out '15 and'. This is a minor drafting amendment. Paragraph 1 of schedule 2 lists the offences in England and Wales to...
I beg to move amendment No. 123, in clause 79, page 37, line 33, after 'Part', insert '(except section 67)'.
Amendments made: No. 102, in clause 80, page 38, line 3, at end insert— '( ) ''Image'' means a moving or still image and includes an image produced by any means and, where the context...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 127, in clause 81, page 38, line 20, after 'A person', insert 'aged 18 or over'.
I beg to move amendment No. 259, in schedule 3, page 78, line 36, at end insert 'and— (a) the conviction, finding or caution was before the commencement of this Part, or (b) the...
I beg to move amendment No. 252, in clause 83, page 40, line 33, leave out from 'date' to end of line 35 and insert 'the notification period shall be defined on a case by case basis by he...
I beg to move amendment No. 218, in clause 84, page 41, line 18, leave out '3 days' and insert '24 hours'.
I beg to move amendment No. 374, in clause 86, page 43, line 10, leave out 'to have' and insert 'has'. When I read the clause, I had difficulty in understanding what it meant. I...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 108, in clause 88, page 44, line 26, at end insert— '( ) Where a person notifies an address in accordance with the provisions of this Act the police shall have...
I beg to move amendment No. 375, in clause 90, page 45, line 37, leave out paragraph (b).
Amendments made: No. 308, in clause 91, page 46, line 24, after 'Scotland' insert ', where the appropriate court is a civil court'. No. 309, in clause 91, page 46, line 28, at end...
I beg to move amendment No. 250, in clause 92, page 47, line 12, leave out paragraph (b). The amendment is a continuation of the discussion we were having on the previous group of amendments. It...
I beg to move amendment No. 311, in clause 93, page 47, line 34, leave out 'to which this Part applies' and insert 'listed in Schedule 3'.
I beg to move amendment No. 253, in clause 95, page 49, line 7, leave out 'must' and insert 'may'. This is a probing amendment, but it has a logical argument to it that relates to clauses 95 to...
I beg to move amendment No. 313, in schedule 4, page 89, line 30, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert— '64 Murder. 64A Culpable homicide. 64B Assault. 64C Assault and robbery. ...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 313, in schedule 4, page 89, line 30, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert— '64 Murder. 64A Culpable homicide. 64B Assault. 64C Assault and robbery....
I beg to move amendment No. 379, in clause 106, page 54, line 43, at end insert— '( ) a parent or guardian of any dependant aged under 18'
Amendments made: No. 317, in clause 107, page 56, line 2, after '102(5)' insert 'or 103(1)'. No. 318, in clause 107, page 56, line 27, after '2A' insert 'or 20(4)(a)'. No. 319, in clause...
Amendment made: No. 320, in clause 110, page 57, line 30, leave out 'an offence listed at paragraph 64' and insert 'any offence listed at paragraphs 64 to 64ZU'.—[Paul Goggins.]...
Amendment made: No. 321, in clause 111, page 58, line 46, at end insert 'or, in Scotland, a probation order'.—[Paul Goggins.] Clause 111, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 254, in clause 112, page 59, line 8, leave out from 'way' to end of line 10 and insert 'that there will be a substantial risk to children outside the UK unless an...
I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 113, page 59, line 23, leave out '16' and insert '18'.
I beg to move amendment No. 219, in clause 121, page 63, line 27, leave out 'it appears to the chief officer' and insert 'he reasonably believes'. We are dealing with risk of sexual harm...
Amendment made: No. 126, in clause 123, page 65, line 17, leave out '5' and insert '2'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 123, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 124...
Amendments made: No. 322, in clause 130, page 68, line 35, at end insert '(a ''sentencing condition''). ( ) Where an offence is listed if either a sentencing condition or a condition of...
Amendment made: No. 326, in clause 131, page 70, leave out lines 11 and 12.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 131, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 132 and 133...
I beg to move amendment No. 327, in clause 134, page 73, line 36, at end insert— '(11) An Order in Council under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) (provision dealing with...
I beg to move amendment No. 328, in schedule 5, page 93, line 20, at end insert— 'Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c.12) 1 In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933...
I beg to move amendment No. 352, in schedule 6, page 98, line 21, at end insert— 'Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c.67) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(a) the words ''rape, buggery'';...
Amendment made: No. 372, in clause 139, page 74, line 21, after '48' insert 'to 56, 58'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 139, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 140...
'Schedule (Procedure for ending notification requirements for abolished homosexual offences) (procedure for ending notification requirements for abolished homosexual offences) has...
'(1) This section applies to information notified to the police under— (a) section 84, 85 or 86, or (b) section 2(1) to (3) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c.51). (2) A person within...
'(1) A report compiled under section [Part 2: supply of information to Secretary of State etc. for verification] may be supplied by— (a) the Secretary of State, (b) a Northern Ireland...
'(1) Where an allegation has been made that a person has committed an offence listed in Schedule 3 to the Sex Offenders Act 1997, no matter relating to that person shall be included in any...
'(1) This section applies to anyone who has been convicted of an offence to which Schedule 3 of this Act applies. (2) Where a police officer, in pursuance of a warrant granted under section 4...
(1) A person having functions by virtue of this Act shall, on being required to do so by the ministers of the Home Office— (a) provide them or any other person specified in the...
Scope of Schedule 1 This Schedule applies where a relevant offender is subject to the notification requirements of this Part as a result of a conviction, finding or caution in respect of an...
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