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Victims and Prisoners Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Bellamy (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 21 May 2024. It occurred during Debate on bills on Victims and Prisoners Bill.

Moved by

Lord Bellamy

120A: Clause 41, page 39, line 32, at end insert—

“(5) In section 32ZZA (imprisonment or detention for public protection: powers in relation to release of recalled prisoners) (inserted by section 48 of this Act), after subsection (3) insert—(3A)The Secretary of State must not be satisfied as mentioned in subsection (3) unless the Secretary of State considers that there is no more than a minimal risk that, were the prisoner no longer confined, the prisoner would commit a further offence the commission of which would cause serious harm (and section 28ZA(4) applies for the purposes of that assessment).”

The Secretary of State must not be satisfied as mentioned in subsection (3) unless the Secretary of State considers that there is no more than a minimal risk that, were the prisoner no longer confined, the prisoner would commit a further offence the commission of which would cause serious harm (and section 28ZA(4) applies for the purposes of that assessment).””

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 48, page 52, line 27, inserting new section 32ZZA of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
838 c962 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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