Dame Diana Johnson
MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham · Labour · United Kingdom
“Longer-term funding is subject to future spending reviews. The Department and NHS England are committed to prioritising funding for sepsis in future spending bids. The framework is a 10-year plan. I do not pretend that we will deliver everything overnight, but it sets clear targets to reduce deaths by a quarter over the next 10 years.”
“It is not acceptable that when someone has been through the worst experience of their life, they are just left to get on with it. That is why we are committed to improving access to post-discharge support and rehabilitation, with priority actions set out in the framework.”
“I encourage everyone who has not yet come forward to do so, and to ensure that they obtain both doses of the vaccine for proper protection. The framework commits to improving vaccine access. The shadow Minister put a number of questions to me. I will respond in writing, as I am conscious of the time.”
“No one knows a child better than his or her parents or carers, which is why listening to patients, carers and families is vital to supporting sepsis recognition and escalation. Too many cases have shown the devastating consequences when deterioration concerns are not heard.”
“During Sepsis Awareness Month, I pay tribute to the charities, such as the UK Sepsis Trust and Sepsis Research FEAT, that do so much to support families, raise awareness and fund research.”
“That will include research calls that cover sepsis improvement priorities, whether it is vaccination and screening, faster and more accurate diagnosis or innovative treatments. It is true that the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics suggests that sepsis deaths went down in 2024.”
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“(2) The service provider must, before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the first day on which there is an individual who meets those conditions— (a) appoint such an individual as the provider’s content manager for the purposes of this Chapter, and (b) provide the coordinating officer with the content manager’s contact details.”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause requires a service provider that at any time could not appoint a senior executive as its content manager when required to do so (because there was no-one who met the appointment conditions) to make an appointment if, following a change in circumstances within 2 years, there is someone who meets the conditions. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“New Clause 75 Appointment of content manager following change of circumstances “(1) This section applies where— (a) the coordinating officer has given a service provider an appointment notice, (b) the provider has confirmed to the officer (in accordance with the appointment notice or under section (Replacement of content manager)(5)(b)), that there is no individual who meets the conditions in section (Notice requiring appointment of content manager)(2), and (c) at any time within the period of two years beginning with the day on which that confirmation was given, there is an individual who meets those conditions.”
“(4) An appointment notice must— (a) specify the period before the end of which the service provider must comply with the notice, and (b) explain the potential consequences of the service provider failing to do so (see section (Failure to comply with content manager requirements: civil penalty)). (5) The period specified under subsection (4)(a) must be at least seven days beginning with the day on which the notice is given.”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause confers a power on the coordinating officer to require a service provider to appoint a senior executive as their “content manager” for the purposes of the new Chapter referred to in the explanatory note for NC72 or to confirm that there is no-one who meets the appointment conditions. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(2) The conditions are that the individual— (a) plays a significant role in— (i) the making of decisions about how a whole or substantial part of the service provider’s activities are to be managed or organised, or (ii) the actual managing or organising of the whole or a substantial part of those activities, and (b) is habitually resident in the United Kingdom. (3) ‘Required information’ means— (a) the contact details of any content manager appointed; (b) an email address, or details of another means of contacting the service provider rapidly which is readily available, that may be used for the purpose of giving the provider a notice under this Chapter; (c) information identifying the relevant user-to-user services, or (as the case may be) the relevant search services, provided by the provider.”
“New Clause 74 Notice requiring appointment of content manager “(1) The coordinating officer may give a service provider a notice (an ‘appointment notice’) requiring the provider— (a) either to— (i) appoint an individual who meets the conditions in subsection (2) as the provider’s content manager for the purposes of this Chapter, or (ii) if there is no such individual, confirm that is the case to the coordinating officer, and (b) to provide the coordinating officer with the required information.”
“New Clause 73 Coordinating officer “(1) The Secretary of State must designate a member of a relevant police force or a National Crime Agency officer as the coordinating officer for the purposes of this Chapter. (2) The coordinating officer may delegate any of the officer’s functions under this Chapter (to such extent as the officer may determine) to another member of a relevant police force or National Crime Agency officer.”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause requires the Secretary of State to designate a “coordinating officer” to perform the functions conferred on that officer under the new Chapter referred to in the explanatory note for NC72. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(4) This Chapter does not apply in relation to a part of a relevant search service, or a part of a relevant user-to-user service, if the 2023 Act does not apply to that part of the service by virtue of section 5(1) or (2) of that Act. (5) In this Chapter, ‘service provider’ means a provider of a relevant user-to-user service or a provider of a relevant search service.”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause, which together with NC73, NC74, NC75, NC76, NC77, NC78, NC79, NC80, NC81, NC82, NC83, NC84, NC85, NC86 and NS1 are expected to form a new Chapter of Part 2 of the Bill, defines key terms used in the new Chapter. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(3) The following are exempt services for the purposes of subsection (1)— (a) a service of a kind that is described in any of the following paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the 2023 Act (certain services exempt from regulation under that Act)— (i) paragraph 1 or 2 (email, SMS and MMS services); (ii) paragraph 3 (services offering one-to-one live aural communications); (iii) paragraph 4 (limited functionality services); (iv) paragraph 5 (services which enable combinations of user-generated content); (v) paragraph 7 or 8 (internal business services); (vi) paragraph 9 (services provided by public bodies); (vii) paragraph 10 (services provided by persons providing education or childcare), or (b) a service of a kind that is described in Schedule 2 to the 2023 Act (services that include regulated provider pornographic content).”
“New Clause 72 “Relevant user-to-user services”, “relevant search services” and “service providers” “(1) For the purposes of this Chapter— (a) a ‘relevant search service’ is a search service other than an exempt service; (b) a ‘relevant user-to-user service’ is a user-to-user service other than an exempt service. (2) In subsection (1), ‘search service’ and ‘user-to-user service’ have the same meanings as in the Online Safety Act 2023 (the ‘2023 Act’) (see, in particular, section 3 of that Act).”
“(3) In section 66(1) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc), after paragraph (ga) (inserted by section (Duty to report remote sales of knives etc in bulk: England and Wales) insert— “(gb) any of sections 1 to 3 of the Crossbows Act 1987 (sale etc of crossbows) as they have effect in relation to England and Wales,”.’”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause makes provision about the interpretation of the new sections added to the Crossbows Act 1987 by NC69 and NC70 and extends the guidance-making power in the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 to cover offences under the Crossbows Act 1987. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(5) A person charged with an offence is taken to have shown a matter if— (a) sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.’ (2) After section 6 of the Crossbows Act 1987 insert— ‘6A Regulations (1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument. (2) The Secretary of State may not make a statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision) regulations under section 1D(6) or 1E(7) unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. (3) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
“New Clause 71 Sale and delivery of crossbows: supplementary provision “(1) After section 1F of the Crossbows Act 1987 (inserted by section (Delivery of crossbows)) insert— ‘1G Interpretation of sections 1B to 1F (1) This section applies for the interpretation of sections 1B to 1F. (2) A person (“A”) is not in the presence of another person (“B”) at any time if— (a) where A is an individual, A or a person acting on behalf of A is not in the presence of B at that time; (b) where A is not an individual, a person acting on behalf of A is not in the presence of B at that time. (3) “Residential premises” means premises used solely for residential purposes. (4) The circumstances where premises are not residential premises include, in particular, where a person carries on a business from the premises.”
“(7) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (4) to show that— (a) the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 1D(4)) were met, or (b) the person did not know, and a reasonable person would not have known, that the person was delivering a crossbow or part of a crossbow.’”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause creates offences relating to delivery of crossbows to premises following a remote sale equivalent to the offences relating to knives in sections 38 to 42 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(4) Any person finally delivering the crossbow or part of a crossbow to premises in England or Wales on behalf of C commits an offence if, when they deliver it, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the person to whom the crossbow or part of the crossbow was sold or let on hire is an individual, is that individual. (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine. (6) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to show that the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 1D(4)) were met.”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) a person other than an individual is outside the United Kingdom at any time if the person does not carry on a business of selling articles of any kind from premises in any part of the United Kingdom at that time. (3) C commits an offence if, when they finally deliver the crossbow or part of a crossbow to premises in England or Wales, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the person to whom the crossbow or part of the crossbow was sold or let on hire is an individual, is that individual.”
“1F Offence of delivery business delivering crossbows or parts of crossbows to premises in England and Wales on behalf of non-UK seller (1) This section applies if— (a) a person (“A”) sells or lets for hire a crossbow or part of a crossbow to another person (“B”), (b) A and B are not in each other’s presence at the time of the sale or letting on hire and A is outside the United Kingdom at that time, (c) before the sale or letting on hire A entered into an arrangement with a person (“C”) by which C agreed to deliver crossbows or parts of crossbows for A, (d) C was aware when they entered into the arrangement that it covered the delivery of crossbows or parts of crossbows, and (e) pursuant to the arrangement, C finally delivers the crossbow or part of a crossbow to premises in England and Wales.”
“(6) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (4) to show that— (a) the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 1D(4)) were met, or (b) the person did not know, and a reasonable person would not have known, that the person was delivering a crossbow or part of a crossbow. (7) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for other defences for a person charged with an offence under this section. (8) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine.”
“(4) A person finally delivering the crossbow or part of a crossbow to residential premises in England or Wales on behalf of C commits an offence if, when they deliver it, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the person to whom the crossbow or part of the crossbow was sold or let on hire is an individual, is that individual. (5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to show that the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 1D(4)) were met.”
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) a person other than an individual is within the United Kingdom at any time if the person carries on a business of selling articles of any kind from premises in any part of the United Kingdom at that time. (3) C commits an offence if, when they finally deliver the crossbow or part of a crossbow to residential premises in England or Wales, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the person to whom the crossbow or part of the crossbow was sold or let on hire is an individual, is that individual.”
“1E Offence of delivery business delivering crossbows or parts of crossbows to residential premises in England and Wales on behalf of UK seller (1) This section applies if— (a) a person (“A”) sells or lets for hire a crossbow or part of a crossbow to another person (“B”), (b) A and B are not in each other’s presence at the time of the sale or letting on hire and A is within the United Kingdom at that time, (c) before the sale or letting on hire A entered into an arrangement with a person (“C”) by which C agreed to deliver crossbows or parts of crossbows for A, (d) C was aware when they entered into the arrangement that it covered the delivery of crossbows or parts of crossbows, and (e) pursuant to the arrangement, C finally delivers the crossbow or part of a crossbow to residential premises in England or Wales.”
“(4) For the purposes of this section the delivery conditions are that— (a) the person (“P”) into whose hands the crossbow or part of a crossbow was finally delivered showed the person delivering it an identity document issued to P, and (b) on the basis of that document a reasonable person would have been satisfied— (i) that P was over 18, and (ii) if the person to whom the crossbow or part of the crossbow was sold or let on hire was an individual, that P was that individual. (5) “Identity document” has the same meaning as in section 1B(5). (6) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for other defences for a person charged with an offence under section 1C.”
“(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 1C(2)(b) to show that— (a) the arrangement required the person with whom it was made not to finally deliver the crossbow or part of a crossbow unless the delivery conditions were met, and (b) the person charged with the offence took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to ensure that the crossbow or part of a crossbow would not be finally delivered unless the delivery conditions were met. (3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 1C(3) to show that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.”
“(6) The “maximum term for summary offences”, in relation to an offence, means— (a) if the offence is committed before the time when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, six months; (b) if the offence is committed after that time, 51 weeks. 1D Defences to offences under section 1C (1) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 1C(2)(a) to show that the delivery conditions were met.”
“(3) A commits an offence if, for the purposes of supplying the crossbow or part of a crossbow to B, A— (a) delivers the crossbow or part of a crossbow to a locker in England or Wales, or (b) arranges for its delivery to a locker in England or Wales. (4) In subsection (3) “locker” means a lockable container to which the crossbow or part of a crossbow is delivered with a view to its collection by B, or a person acting on behalf of B, in accordance with arrangements made between A and B. (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for summary offences or a fine (or both).”
“New Clause 70 Delivery of crossbows “In the Crossbows Act 1987, after section 1B (inserted by section (Remote sale and letting of crossbows)) insert— ‘1C Offence of seller delivering crossbows or parts of crossbows to residential premises in England or Wales (1) This section applies if— (a) a person (“A”) sells or lets on hire a crossbow or part of a crossbow to another person (“B”), and (b) A and B are not in each other's presence at the time of the sale. (2) A commits an offence if, for the purposes of supplying the crossbow or part of a crossbow to B, A— (a) delivers the crossbow or part of a crossbow to residential premises in England or Wales, or (b) arranges for its delivery to residential premises in England or Wales.”
“(10) In subsection (8) “locker” means a lockable container to which the package is delivered with a view to its collection by B, or a person acting on behalf of B, in accordance with arrangements made between A and B.’”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause makes changes to the defences available to a person who sells crossbows etc to under 18s, in contravention of section 1 of the Crossbows Act 1987, where the sale is made remotely (e.g. online). Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(6) Condition 2 is that when the package containing the crossbow or part of the crossbow was dispatched by A, it was clearly marked to indicate— (a) that it contained a crossbow or part of a crossbow, and (b) that, when finally delivered, it should only be delivered into the hands of B. (7) Condition 3 is that A took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to ensure that, when finally delivered, the package would be delivered into the hands of B. (8) Condition 4 is that A did not deliver the package, or arrange for its delivery, to a locker. (9) Where the crossbow or part of a crossbow was dispatched by A to a place from which it was to be collected by B, references in subsections (6) and (7) to its final delivery are to be read as its supply to B from that place.”
“(5) For the purposes of subsection (4) an “identity document” means— (a) a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971); (b) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation; (c) a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic 1988 or under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)); (d) any other document specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.”
“(3) A is not to be regarded as having shown that A took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence unless, as a minimum, A shows that the following conditions are met. (4) Condition 1 is that, before the sale or letting on hire— (a) A obtained from B— (i) a copy of an identity document issued to B, and (ii) a photograph of B, and (b) on the basis of the things obtained under paragraph (a), a reasonable person would have been satisfied that B was aged 18 or over.”
“(2) In section 1 omit ‘unless he believes him to be eighteen years or older and has reasonable grounds for the belief’. (3) After section 1A insert— ‘1B Defences to offence under section 1: England and Wales (1) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 1 to show that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence. (2) Subsection (3) applies if— (a) a person (“A”) is charged with an offence under section 1, and (b) A was not in the presence of the person (“B”) to whom the crossbow or part of a crossbow was sold or let on hire at the time of the sale or letting on hire.”
“(16) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (15) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.’ (2) In the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, in section 66(1) (guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc) after paragraph (g) insert— ‘(ga) section 141D of that Act (duty to report remote sales of knives etc in bulk: England and Wales),’”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause imposes a requirement on sellers of bladed articles to report bulk sales to a person specified in regulations. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill. New Clause 69 Remote sale and letting of crossbows “(1) The Crossbows Act 1987 is amended as follows.”
“(15) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend— (a) the number of bladed articles specified in subsection (2)(a); (b) the number of qualifying sets specified in subsection (2)(b); (c) the number of qualifying sets specified in subsection (2)(c); (d) the number of bladed articles specified in subsection (2)(c); (e) the period specified in subsection (4)(b).”
“(12) In this section— “bladed article” means an article to which section 141A applies (as that section has effect in relation to England and Wales), other than a knife which does not have a sharp point and is designed for eating food; “residential premises” means premises used for residential purposes (whether or not also used for other purposes). (13) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) may in particular include requirements about— (a) how reports are to be made, (b) when reports to be made, and (c) the information reports must include. (14) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
“(9) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (8) to show that the person took all reasonable precautions, and exercised all due diligence, to avoid commission of the offence. (10) A person is to be taken to have shown a matter for the purposes of this section if— (a) sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (11) A person who commits an offence under subsection (8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.”
“(6) For the purposes of subsection (5) a person (“A”) is not in the presence of another person (“B”) at any time if— (a) where A is an individual, A or a person acting on behalf of A is not in the presence of B at that time; (b) where A is not an individual, a person acting on behalf of A is not in the presence of B at that time. (7) A sale is not reportable if the person to whom the articles are sold (“the buyer”)— (a) informs the seller that the buyer is carrying on a business, and (b) is— (i) registered for value added tax under the Value Added Tax Act 1994, or (ii) registered as a company under the Companies Act 2006. (8) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.”
“(4) The ways are— (a) in a single remote sale where the bladed articles are to be delivered to an address in England and Wales, or (b) in two or more remote sales in any period of 30 days— (i) to one person, where the bladed articles are to be delivered to one or more addresses in England and Wales, or (ii) to two or more persons, where the bladed articles are to be delivered to the same residential premises in England and Wales. (5) A sale of bladed articles is “remote” if the seller and the person to whom the bladed article is sold are not in each other’s presence at the time of the sale.”
“(2) A reportable sale of bladed articles occurs where the seller, in any of the ways set out in subsection (4), sells— (a) six or more bladed articles, none of which form a qualifying set of bladed articles; (b) two or more qualifying sets of bladed articles; (c) one or more qualifying sets of bladed articles and five or more bladed articles that do not form a qualifying set. (3) “Qualifying set of bladed articles” means three or more bladed articles packaged together for sale as a single item, where each bladed article is a different size or shape from the others.”
“New Clause 68 Duty to report remote sales of knives etc in bulk: England and Wales “(1) In the Criminal Justice Act 1988, after section 141C insert— ‘141D Duty to report remote sales of knives etc in bulk: England and Wales (1) A person (“the seller”) must, in accordance with requirements specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument, report to the person specified in the regulations any reportable sales the seller makes of bladed articles.”
“(11) In section 68 (regulations and orders)— (a) in subsection (2) after “State” insert, “, except for regulations under section 39A(5)(d),”; (b) after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under section 39A(5)(d) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”’”— (Dame Diana Johnson.) This new clause makes changes to the offences and defences relating to delivery of knives to premises in England and Wales following a remote sale. Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.”
“(8) In section 41 (meaning of “bladed product” in sections 38 to 40)— (a) in the heading, for “40” substitute “40A”; (b) in subsection (1) for “40” substitute “40A”; (c) in subsection (2) for “40” substitute “40A”. (9) In section 42 (delivery of knives etc pursuant to arrangement with seller outside UK)— (a) in the heading, at the end insert “: Scotland and Northern Ireland”; (b) in subsection (1)(e), after “article” insert “to premises in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (c) in subsection (5) omit “England and Wales or”; (d) omit subsection (10)(a); (e) omit subsection (11)(a). (10) In section 66(1)(j) (guidance on offences relating to offensive weapons etc) for “42” substitute “42A”.”
“(7) In section 40 (defences to delivery offences under sections 38 and 39)— (a) in the heading, after “39” insert “: Scotland and Northern Ireland”; (b) in subsection (1) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (c) in subsection (2) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (d) in subsection (3) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (e) in subsection (4) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (f) in subsection (5) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (g) in subsection (6) after “charged” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (h) in subsection (7), omit “England and Wales or”; (i) in subsection (14), in the definition of “appropriate national authority” omit paragraph (a).”
“(9) In this section— “bladed article” means an article to which section 141A of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applies (as that section has effect in relation to England and Wales); “delivery conditions” has the meaning given by section 39A(4), but reading the reference in that section to a bladed product as a reference to a bladed article.’ (5) In section 38(10) (offences) for “section” substitute “sections 39A and”. (6) In section 39 (delivery of bladed products to persons under 18)— (a) in the heading, at the end insert “: Scotland and Northern Ireland”; (b) in subsection (1)(e) after “premises” insert “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”; (c) in subsection (7) omit paragraph (a).”
“(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to show that— (a) the delivery conditions were met, or (b) the person did not know, and a reasonable person would not have known, that the person was delivering a bladed article. (6) A person is to be taken to have shown a matter for the purposes of this section if— (a) sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine. (8) Section 42(2) and (3) applies for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) as it applies for the purposes of section 42(1)(b).”
“(2) The courier commits an offence if, when they finally deliver the bladed article, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the buyer is an individual, is the buyer. (3) A person finally delivering the bladed article on behalf of the courier commits an offence if, when they deliver the bladed article, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the buyer is an individual, is the buyer. (4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) to show that the delivery conditions were met.”
“(9) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for other defences for a person charged with an offence under this section.’ (4) After section 42 insert— ‘42A Delivery of bladed articles sold by non-UK seller to premises: England and Wales (1) This section applies if— (a) a person (“the seller”) sells a bladed article to another person (“the buyer”), (b) the seller and the buyer are not in each other’s presence at the time of the sale and the seller is outside the United Kingdom at that time, (c) before the sale the seller entered into an arrangement with a person (“the courier”) by which the courier agreed to deliver bladed articles for the seller, (d) the courier was aware when they entered into the arrangement that it covered the delivery of bladed articles, and (e) pursuant to the arrangement, the courier finally delivers the bladed article to premises in England or Wales.”
“(5) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to show that— (a) the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 39A(4)) were met, or (b) the person did not know, and a reasonable person would not have known, that the person was delivering a bladed product. (6) A person is to be taken to have shown a matter for the purposes of this section if— (a) sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine. (8) Section 39(2) to (5) applies for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) and (e) as it applies for the purposes of section 39(1)(b) and (e).”
“(2) The courier commits an offence if, when they finally deliver the bladed product to residential premises in England and Wales, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the buyer is an individual, is the buyer. (3) A person finally delivering the bladed product to residential premises in England and Wales on behalf of the courier commits an offence if, when they deliver it, they do not deliver it into the hands of a person who— (a) is aged 18 or over, and (b) if the buyer is an individual, is the buyer. (4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) to show that the delivery conditions (within the meaning of section 39A(4)) were met.”
“(7) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for other defences for a person charged in England and Wales with an offence under section 38.’ (3) After section 40 insert— ‘40A Delivery of bladed products sold by UK seller to residential premises: England and Wales (1) This section applies if— (a) a person (“the seller”) sells a bladed product to another person (“the buyer”), (b) the seller and the buyer are not in each other’s presence at the time of the sale and the seller is within the United Kingdom at that time, (c) before the sale the seller entered into an arrangement with a person (“the courier”) by which the courier agreed to deliver bladed products for the seller, (d) the courier was aware when they entered into the arrangement that it covered the delivery of bladed products, and (e) pursuant to the arrangement, the courier finally delivers the bladed product to residential premises in England or Wales.”
“1)); (d) any other document specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State. (6) A person is to be taken to have shown a matter for the purposes of this section if— (a) sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.”
“(4) The delivery conditions are that— (a) the person (“P”) into whose hands the bladed product was finally delivered showed the person delivering it an identity document issued to P, and (b) on the basis of that document a reasonable person would have been satisfied— (i) that P was over 18, and (ii) if the buyer was an individual, that P was the buyer. (5) In subsection (4) “identity document” means— (a) a United Kingdom passport (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971); (b) a passport issued by or on behalf of the authorities of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom or by or on behalf of an international organisation; (c) a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic 1988 or under Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I.”