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My Government will also bring forward a Bill to deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive justice system for victims, witnesses and the wider public. The Bill would also improve the coroners service, and the process of death certification, an
Queen's speech 2008, December 3 2008
Avoiding future abuses of the death certification process is the driving force behind the Coroners and Death Certification Bill.
The Act aims to “ensure that victims are at the heart of the criminal justice system” and proposes a more consistent and transparent sentencing framework.
The Act also creates an improved system of death investigation to ensure that the cause of death has been properly established and communicated to relatives.
Other areas included in the Act deal with vulnerable witnesses, assisting suicide (especially as it applies to the internet), stopping criminals profiting from their crimes and stronger inspection powers for the Information Commissioner to improve public confidence in how their data is held.
Progress
House of Commons
First reading: January 14 2009 [HC Bill 9]
Second reading: January 26 2009
Coroner and Justice Bill Committee:
- 1st sitting: February 3 2009 (am)
- 2nd sitting: February 3 2009 (pm)
- 3rd sitting: February 5 2009 (am)
- 4th sitting: February 5 2009 (pm)
- 5th sitting: February 10 2009 (am)
- 6th sitting: February 10 2009 (pm)
- 7th sitting: February 24 2009 (am)
- 8th sitting: February 24 2009 (pm)
- 9th sitting: February 26 2009 (am)
- 10th sitting: February 26 2009 (pm)
- 11th sitting: March 3 2009 (am)
- 12th sitting: March 3 2009 (pm)
- 13th sitting: March 5 2009 (am)
- 14th sitting: March 5 2009 (pm)
- 15th sitting: March 10 2009 (am)
- 16th sitting: March 10 2009 (pm)
- Bill as amended in committee: HC Bill 72
Report stage:
- 1st day: March 23 2009
- 2nd day: March 24 2009
Third reading: March 24 2009
House of Lords
First reading: March 25 2009 [HL Bill 33]
Second reading: May 18 2009
Committee stage:
- 1st sitting: June 9 2009
- 2nd sitting: June 10 2009
- 3rd sitting: June 23 2009
- 4th sitting: June 30 2009
- 5th sitting: July 7 2009
- 6th sitting: July 9 2009
- 7th sitting: July 13 2009
- 8th sitting: July 15 2009
- 9th sitting: July 21 2009
- Bill as amended in committee: [HL Bill 69]
Report stage:
- 1st day: October 21 2009
- 2nd day: October 26 2009
- 3rd day: October 28 2009
- 4th day: October 29 2009
Third reading: November 5 2009
Consideration of Lords Amendments:
Consideration of Commons amendments:
Consideration of Lords Amendments:
Royal Assent
Coroners and Justice Act
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