The second reading of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill took place in the House of Commons on Wednesday 29 of June.
Programme and witnesses
Tuesday 12 July 10.30am and 4.00pm in the Boothroyd Room Portcullis House
At 10.30am
Criminal Justice Alliance; Prison Reform Trust; and Howard League for Penal Reform
At 11.30am
NAPO; and Prison Officers' Association
At 12.00pm
Commissioner for Victims' and Witnesses; Victim Support
At 12.30pm
Magistrates' Association; and Council of HM Circuit Judges (TBC)
At 4.00pm
The Law Society; The Bar Council; Family Mediation Council (TBC); and Leigh Day & Co Solicitors
At 5.00pm
Director of Public Prosecutions
At 5.20pm
Legal Services Commission
Thursday 14 July 09.00am and 1.00pm in the Boothroyd Room Portcullis House
At 9.00am
Rights of Women; and National Federation of Women's Institutes
At 9.40am
G4S; Serco; and Sodexo (TBC)
At 1.00pm
Shelter; Citizens Advice Bureau; Law Centres Federation; Advice Services Alliance; and R3
At 2.15pm
Liberty; JUSTICE; and Legal Action Group
At 3.00pm
NSPCC; Local Government Association (TBC); and Standing Committee for Youth Justice; Children’s Commissioner
At 3.45pm
Association of British Insurers; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; and Action Against Medical Accidents
Line by line scrutiny of the Bill, all in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster:
Tuesday 19 July at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm
Tuesday 6 September at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm
Thursday 8 September at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm
Tuesday 13 September at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm
Thursday 15 September at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm
Tuesday 11 October at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm
Thursday 13 October at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm
If the proposed programme is accepted by the Committee on Tuesday morning, the Committee must complete consideration of the Bill no later than 5.00 pm on Thursday 13 October.
These sessions will be open to the public on a first come, first served basis. There is no system for the prior reservation of seats in Committee Rooms.
It is advisable to allow about 20 minutes to pass through security checks. Timings and room numbers are subject to change.
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