Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

I am not getting at my noble friend because he referred to my intervention last time, but I hope ...

My Lords, my noble friend is, as always, entirely on the ball. My amendment is wrong in exactly t...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 44 standing in my name, but I want to speak to Amendment 23 a...

I am most grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. Does he not have a residual conc...

I am not concerned about that for this reason. There are two very powerful safeguards in the Bill...

My Lords, at Second Reading I expressed misgivings about the introduction of this new concept whi...

The noble Lord referred to someone buying themselves out of trouble, or whatever it may be. It is...

I am talking about public perception, which might well be less grounded in those more fundamental...

My Lords, forgive me for speaking after the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, but I hope to add a few wor...

My Lords, I welcome the broad support for the introduction of DPAs. I align myself with the words...

More than once in this debate it has been said that this is an entirely novel approach. I invite ...

That applies in a case that has been tried in open court and a conviction has been made. It is va...

I thank my noble friend for his intervention. As I said in my opening comments, it is not somethi...

My Lords, I hear the assurances that the Government are listening and I beg leave to withdraw the...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

24: Schedule 17, page 262, line 6, at end ins...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 24, 25, 26 and 27. That suite of amendments has one purpose...

My Lords, I will make some observations about the noble Lord’s amendments in this group. I shall ...

My Lords, I broadly sympathise with the amendments of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith,...

Perhaps I may help. Amendment 26 is part of a suite of amendments. Amendment 24 provides for the ...

I will not take the time to check that. I shall accept the noble Lord’s remarks and leave it to t...

On this occasion I am certain that I have got the drafting right.

Well, there is a first time for everything.

Dear, dear, dear. I noticed that my noble friend Lord Ahmad at one point referred to the noble an...

Perhaps I may say a sentence because it may help the noble Lord and his officials. I had in mind ...

That is extremely helpful. With my advisers, I will look at the points that the noble and learned...

In relation to my amendments, I understand what the Minister has said. The only point I would mak...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

28A: Schedule 17, page 262, line 23, at end insert—

“( ) ...

My Lords, I am of course short, and I will now be brief. The amendment echoes the concerns that s...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his opening remarks where he said he was short so would be b...

I am disappointed with the Minister’s response, although it was commendably brief, as he promised...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

30: Schedule 17, page 262, line 29, leave out “general princ...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 30, I will also speak to Amendment 32. Amendment 30 deals with the ...

I have a short but important point to make on Amendment 31 which stands in my name. As it stands,...

My Lords, I certainly endorse my noble and learned friend’s remarks and support his amendment. I ...

My Lords, in providing for a code of practice for prosecutors in relation to deferred prosecution...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. In view of the hour, I beg leave to withdraw the amendme...

Moved by

Lord Goldsmith

33: Schedule 17, page 263, line 11, leave out paragraph 7

I will also speak to Amendments 34, 36, 37, 39 and 40, which are all in my name. This group cover...

There is the quality.

The quality, as my noble friend says, is however very high. The way the Bill is structured is tha...

I must advise your Lordships that if this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 34 and...

I shall speak briefly to Amendments 38 and 41. Amendment 38 is about public final hearings. Just ...

I have a good deal of sympathy with the amendments in this group tabled by my noble and learned f...

Transparency and openness are key to the operation of the new deferred prosecution agreement proc...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for that detailed reply. I want to study carefully in H...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

42: Schedule 17, page 267, line 24, at beginning insert “any...

My Lords, paragraph 13 of the schedule provides for the use of material in criminal proceedings. ...

My Lords, this amendment relates to paragraph 13 of Schedule 17, which deals with the use of mate...

My Lords, I think that that amounted to a yes in response to my request for assurance. I beg leav...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

43: Schedule 17, page 267, line 36, at end insert—

“Tr...

My Lords, a number of requirements may be made under paragraph 5, including imposing a fine or as...

We wholeheartedly support this amendment.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Hamwee for drawing the Committee’s attention to this issue...

My Lords, of course I will withdraw the amendment. I understand that tax is complicated and that ...