Justice Week 8-12 December 2008

June 12, 2007

Committe Debate 11 June

The Offender Management Bill continued in Committee on 11 June.

Yesterday's Committee Stage opened with debate on an amendment tabled by Baroness Anelay (for the Conservatives) which would prevent the the Secretary of State from removing the exclusion of court work from the Bill by use of a simple Statutory Instrument. Instead, the amendment said, a report on the move would have to be presented to both the Lords and the Commons and the draft order approved by a resolution of each House.

The Government lost the vote and Amendment 99 was passed by 170 votes to 125.

Read the full debate here

The Bill has one further day in Committee today.

Posted by kfalcon at June 12, 2007 01:17 PM