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House of Commons

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

[first and second sittings]

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

16th October) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th October;

(b)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 18th October;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 23rd October;

(d)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th October;

(e)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20th November;

(f)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd November;

(g)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 27th November;

(h)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 29th November;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 16th October
Until no later than 1.00 p.m.
Ministry of Justice; Home Office

Tuesday 16th October
Until no later than 5.15 p.m.
Magistrates’ Association;

Probation Boards’ Association

Tuesday 16th October
Until no later than 6.15 p.m.
Police Federation of England and

Wales

Tuesday 16th October
Until no later than 7.00 p.m.
Stonewall

Thursday 18th October
Until no later than 10.25 a.m.
Youth Justice Board;

Children’s Society

Thursday 18th October
Until no later than 1.40 p.m.
Prison and Probation Ombudsman

Thursday 18th October
Until no later than 2.40 p.m.
Liberty

Thursday 18th October
Until no later than 4.00 p.m.
Local Government Association

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 16th October 2007
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, continued

(3)
the proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in

the following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clause 2; Schedule 2; Clause 3;

Schedule 3; Clauses 4 to 6; Schedule 4; Clauses 7 to 23; Schedule 5; Clauses

24 to 29; Schedule 6; Clause 30; Schedule 7; Clauses 31 to 35; Schedule 8;

Clauses 36 to 48; Schedule 9; Clauses 49 and 50; Schedule 10; Clauses 51 to

53; Schedule 11; Clause 54; Schedule 12; Clauses 55 and 56; Schedule 13;

Clauses 57 to 72; Schedule 14; Clauses 73 and 74; Schedule 15; Clauses 75

to 80; Schedule 16; Clauses 81 to 103; Schedule 17; Clauses 104 to 107;

Schedule 18; Clauses 108 to 111; Schedule 19; Clause 112; Schedule 20;

Clauses 113 to 124; Schedules 21 and 22; Clause 125; Schedule 23; Clauses

126 to 129; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday 29th November.

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

To move, That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received

by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

To move, That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be

heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Rt Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice; Vernon Coaker

MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office; Maria Eagle MP,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice; Christine Stewart,

Director, Law and Sentencing Policy, Ministry of Justice; Mark de Pulford, Head

of Better Trials Unit, Office of Criminal Justice Reform, Ministry of Justice; and

Simon King, Head of Violent Crime Unit, Home Office;

Cindy Barnett, Chairman, and Sally Dickinson, Chief Executive, Magistrates’ As

sociation; and Christine Lawrie, Chief Executive, Probation Boards’ Association;

Jan Berry, Chairman, and Adele Kirkwood, Secretary of the Legislation Sub-

Committee, Police Federation of England and Wales;

Mr Ben Summerskill, Chief Executive, and Mr Alan Wardle, Director of Parlia

mentary and Public Affairs, Stonewall

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.