Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — 4 Dec 2012 at 15:48

Amendment 79

Moved by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

79: After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause-

"Youth courts to have jurisdiction to grant gang-related injunctions

(1) Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (injunctions to prevent gang-related violence) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 49(1) (interpretation of Part 4) for the definition of "court" substitute-

""court" (except in Schedule 5A)-

(a) in the case of a respondent aged under 18, means a youth court, and

(b) in any other case, means the High Court or the county court,

but this is subject to any provision in rules of court that is or could be made under section 48(4);".

(3) In section 43(7) (judge before whom person arrested on suspicion of breaching injunction under Part 4 is to be brought) for the words from "means" to the end substitute "means a judge of the court that granted the injunction, except that where-

(a) the respondent is aged 18 or over, but

(b) the injunction was granted by a youth court,

it means a judge of the county court."

(4) In section 48 (rules of court in relation to injunctions under Part 4) after subsection (3) insert-

"(4) In relation to a respondent attaining the age of 18 after the commencement of proceedings under this Part, rules of court may-

(a) provide for the transfer of the proceedings from a youth court to the High Court or the county court;

(b) prescribe circumstances in which the proceedings may or must remain in a youth court."

(5) Schedule (Gang-related injunctions: further amendments) (which makes consequential and related amendments in the Policing and Crime Act 2009) has effect.

(6) Nothing in any provision of this section or of that Schedule affects proceedings in relation to applications made before the coming into force of that provision."

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Bishop0 14.0%
Con121 (+1 tell) 056.2%
Crossbench27 3029.8%
DUP0 125.0%
Independent Labour0 1100.0%
Lab0 132 (+2 tell)58.3%
LDem65 (+1 tell) 071.0%
PC0 150.0%
UUP1 033.3%
Total:214 16650.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division

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NamePartyVote
Lord Aberdare Crossbench (front bench)no
Viscount Allenby of MegiddoCrossbenchno
Lord Armstrong of IlminsterCrossbenchno
Viscount Brookeborough Crossbenchno
Lord Cameron of LochbroomCrossbenchno
Lord Condon Crossbenchno
Lord Craig of RadleyCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Dannatt Crossbenchno
Lord Dear Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Eames Crossbench (front bench)no
The Earl of ErrollCrossbenchno
Lord Greenway Crossbenchno
Lord Harries of PentregarthCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Hollins Crossbenchno
Lord Inge Crossbenchno
Lord Kakkar Crossbenchno
Lord Kerr of KinlochardCrossbenchno
Lord Laming Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Levene of PortsokenCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Luce Crossbenchno
Lord Mawson Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Moser Crossbenchno
Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord St John of BletsoCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Stirrup Crossbenchno
Lord Thomas of SwynnertonCrossbenchno
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbenchno
Viscount Falkland LDemaye

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