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Sir Roger Gale

MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich · Conservative · United Kingdom

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

“May I associate myself with your remarks, Mr Speaker, relating to the sad loss of Sue Holt? During my time as the leader of our delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, I found Sue to be always there, always cheerful and always helpful, as did the whole of the delegation that I was privileged to lead.”

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“The figures underpinning the business case for National Grid’s ludicrously environmentally damaging Sea Link project have been shown to have been fiddled together in cloud cuckoo land. The Energy Secretary is due to issue her determination on the planning inspector’s inquiry into that scheme imminently.”

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“The growth in the number of cyclists has led to a clear growth in the number of cycling offences, with cyclists on pavements, crashing through red traffic lights and cycling at night without any lights at all. Does the Minister have any information about prosecutions relating to those offences?”

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“I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency, like mine, relies very heavily on the tourist trade. That industry is on its knees gasping for air. It does not need breathing space; it needs help. There was nothing in the Budget for that industry.”

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“Afterwards, one decent human being took the trouble to pull in, look after the dying cat and make sure that the owners—not me—were aware that their desperately loved family pet had been killed on the road. I have always had some strong feelings about this issue, but this incident has inevitably sharpened my attention.”

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“The illustrious cabinet member for highways and transport, Peter Osborne, a Reform county councillor, has chosen not to take any action to introduce traffic-calming measures, despite the fact that we have warned over and over again that it is only a question of time before a child or an elderly person—I can speak with some authority on th…”

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  1. “(4) Where P is guilty of an offence under this section, P is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.” New clause 93— Compensation orders: loss suffered by victim— “In the Sentencing Act 2020 after section 138 insert — “138A Loss suffered by victim of offence of coercive and controlling behaviour (1) Subsection (2) applies where the court is determining whether to make a compensation order against an offender in respect of an offence under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship).”

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  2. “(2) For the purposes of this section— “senior manager” means an individual who plays a significant role in— (a) the making of decisions about how C’s relevant activities are to be managed or organised, or (b) the actual managing or organising of C’s relevant activities; “water or water and sewerage company” has the meaning given in section [Offence of failing to meet pollution performance commitment levels]. (3) Where P is charged with an offence under this section, it is a defence for P to show that P was a senior manager of C for such a short time during the relevant period that P could not reasonably have been expected to take steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.”

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  3. “(3) If guilty of an offence under this section, C is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to a fine; (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.” New clause 92— Senior manager liability for failure to meet pollution performance commitment levels— “(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence where— (a) P is a senior manager of a water or water and sewerage company (“C”), (b) C commits an offence under section [Offence of failing to meet pollution performance commitment levels], and (c) P has failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.”

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  4. “(2) For the purposes of this section— “water or water and sewerage company” means companies which are responsible for the provision of water, or water and sewerage, services and which are regulated by Ofwat and the Environment Agency; “pollution performance commitment level” means the level of performance on pollution that the company has committed to deliver, and which is reported against by Ofwat in its annual water company performance report; “total pollution incidents per 10,000km2” and “serious pollution incidents” mean the relevant figures under those headings reported by the Environment Agency in its annual environmental performance report.”

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  5. “New clause 91— Offence of failing to meet pollution performance commitment levels— “(1) A water or water and sewerage company (“C”) commits an offence where C has— (a) failed to meet its pollution performance commitment level for three consecutive years; or (b) experienced an increase in— (i) total pollution incidents per 10,000km2, or (ii) serious pollution incidents for three consecutive years.”

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  6. “(4) Where P is guilty of an offence under this section, P is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both); (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine (or both).” New clause 61— Classification of Fenethylline as a Class A drug — “In Schedule 2 (Controlled Drugs) to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, after “Etryptamine” insert “Fenethylline”.” This new clause would add Fenethylline – also known by the brand names Captagon, Biocapton, and Fitton – to the list of Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.”

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  7. “(2) For the purposes of this section— (a) “internet service” has the meaning given in section 228 of the Online Safety Act 2023; (b) “senior manager” means an individual who plays a significant role in— (i) the making of decisions about how C’s relevant activities are to be managed or organised, or (ii) the actual managing or organising of C’s relevant activities. (3) Where P is charged with an offence under this section, it is a defence for P to show that P was a senior manager of C for such a short time during the relevant period that P could not reasonably have been expected to take steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.”

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  8. “(3) Regulations laid under subsection (1) must— (a) be laid within six months of the date of Royal Assent to this Act, (b) be laid following consultation on the definitions of possession for sporting use and possession of antiques, and (c) include, subject to the results of the consultation under subsection (3)(b), exemptions for sporting use and for possession of antiques.” New clause 60— Senior manager liability for illegal sale of bladed articles — “(1) A person “P” commits an offence where— (a) P is a senior manager of an internet service “C”, (b) C commits an offence under— (i) sections 141A or 141B of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; or (ii) sections 38 to 42 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, and (c) P has failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.”

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  9. “(b) 5 years or a fine or both.”” New clause 59— Ban on “ninja swords”— “(1) The Secretary of State must exercise their powers under section 141(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to amend the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order 1988 as follows. (2) In paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (t) insert— “(u) the weapon sometimes known as a “ninja sword”, “katana” or “ninjato”, being a single-edged straight blade of up to 60cm in length with a long hilt or guard”.”

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  10. “(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), mechanically propelled personal transporters are to be defined in regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section.” (5) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows. (6) In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 2, after the row beginning “RTA section 27” insert in columns 1 to 4— “RTA Section 27ACausing death by dangerous cycling.On indictment.14 years. RTA Section 27B Causing serious injury by dangerous cycling. (a) Summarily. (b) On indictment. (a) 12 months or the statutory maximum or both. (b) 5 years of a fine or both. RTA Section 27C Causing death by careless of inconsiderate cycling. (a) Summarily. (b) On indictment. (a) 12 months (in England and Wales) or 6 months (in Scotland) or the statutory maximum or both.”

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  11. “27C Causing death by careless or inconsiderate cycling A person who causes the death of another person by riding a cycle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, is guilty of an offence.” (3) In section 28 (dangerous cycling), after subsection (3) insert— “(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), what would be expected of a competent and careful cyclist includes that their cycle is equipped and maintained in accordance with regulations made under section 81 of this Act.” (4) After section 32 (electrically assisted pedal cycles), insert— “32A Interpretation of sections 27A to 32 (1) For the purposes of sections 27A to 32 of this Act, “a cycle” includes but is not limited to— (a) a pedal cycle, (b) an electrically assisted pedal cycle, and (c) a mechanically propelled personal transporter, including— (i) an electric scooter, (ii) a self-balancing personal transporter (including a self-balancing scooter, self-balancing board or electric unicycle), and (iii) any other mechanically propelled personal transporter provided for by the Secretary of State in regulations made under this section.”

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  12. “(2) Before section 28 (dangerous cycling) insert— “27A Causing death by dangerous cycling A person who causes the death of another person by riding a cycle dangerously (as defined in section 28) on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence. 27B Causing serious injury by dangerous cycling (1) A person who causes serious injury to another person by riding a cycle dangerously (as defined in section 28) on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence. (2) In this section “serious injury means— (a) in England and Wales, physical harm which amounts to grievous bodily harm for the purposes of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and (b) in Scotland, severe physical injury.”

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  13. “(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable— (a) if the offence for which C was, or was attempted to be, recruited was murder, to imprisonment for life, (b) if C was, or was attempted to be, recruited for any other offence, to the penalty to which a person guilty of that offence would be liable. (5) For the purposes of this section— “child” means a person under the age of 18; “criminal activity” means any activity or conduct which constitutes a criminal offence; to “recruit” includes by direction, inducement, incitement, coercion or compulsion.” New clause 57— Offence of causing death or serious injury by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling— “(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.”

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  14. “New clause 55— Offence of child criminal exploitation — “(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if they— (a) recruit or attempt to recruit, or (b) ask or compel another person to recruit or attempt to recruit, a child (“C”) for the purpose of C’s involvement in criminal activity. (2) An offence is committed under subsection (1) regardless of whether C— (a) engages in criminal activity, or (b) is prosecuted for or found guilty of a criminal offence. (3) It is not a defence to a charge under subsection (1) to prove that P did not know that C was a child.”

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  15. “(8) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule [Offences to which the defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence does not apply]. (9) The Secretary of State must make arrangements for monitoring of the types of offence for which victims of domestic abuse are prosecuted and use this evidence to inform an annual review of the offences listed in Schedule [Offences to which the defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence does not apply] and any amendment to Schedule [Offences to which the defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence does not apply].” Statutory defence for victims of domestic abuse who may have been coerced into committing certain crimes as a result of being a victim of domestic abuse.”

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  16. “(4) A person is not guilty of an offence if— (a) the person is under the age of 18 when the person does the act which constitutes the offence, (b) the person does that act as a direct consequence of the person being, or having been, a victim of domestic abuse as defined at subsection (3)(a) above, and (c) a reasonable person in the same situation as the person and having the person’s relevant characteristics would do that act. (5) For the purposes of this section “relevant characteristics” means age, sex, any physical or mental illness or disability and any experience of domestic abuse. (6) In this section references to an act include an omission. (7) Subsections (1) and (4) do not apply to an offence listed in Schedule [Offences to which the defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence does not apply].”

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  17. “(3) Compulsion is attributable to domestic abuse only if— (a) it is, or is part of, conduct which constitutes domestic abuse as defined in sections 1 and 2 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, including but not limited to conduct which constitutes the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship as defined in section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015, or (b) it is a direct consequence of a person being, or having been, a victim of such abuse.”

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  18. “New clause 50— Defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence — “(1) A person is not guilty of an offence if— (a) the person is aged 18 or over when the person does the act which constitutes the offence, (b) the person does that act because the person is compelled to do it, (c) the compulsion is attributable to their being a victim of domestic abuse, and (d) a reasonable person in the same situation as the person and having the person’s relevant characteristics would have no realistic alternative to doing that act. (2) A person may be compelled to do something by another person or by the person’s circumstances.”

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  19. “(8H) Subsection (8G)(b) will only be established if the behaviour concerned is, or is part of, a history of conduct which constitutes domestic abuse as defined in sections 1 and 2 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, including but not limited to conduct which constitutes the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship as defined in section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship).” (5) In subsection (9) after “householder cases” insert “and domestic abuse cases”.” Statutory defence for victims of domestic abuse who may have been coerced into committing certain crimes or driven to use force against their abuser, as a result of being a victim of domestic abuse.”

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  20. “(4) After subsection (8F) insert— “(8G) For the purposes of this section “a domestic abuse case” is a case where— (a) the defence concerned is the common law defence of self-defence, (b) D is, or has been, a victim of domestic abuse, and (c) the force concerned is force used by D against the person who has perpetrated the abusive behaviour referred to in paragraph (b).”

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  21. “(2) After paragraph 9(g) insert— “(h) the fact that the offender strangled the victim as part of the homicide.”” An amendment to instate strangulation as an aggravating factor in murder cases. New clause 49— Reasonable force in domestic abuse cases — “(1) Section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (reasonable force for purposes of self-defence etc.) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (5A) after “In a householder case” insert “or a domestic abuse case”. (3) In subsection (6) after “In a case other than a householder case” insert “or a domestic abuse case”.”

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  22. “New clause 47— Grooming as an aggravating factor — “(1) After section 72 of the Sentencing Code (supply of psychoactive substance in certain circumstances) insert— “72A Grooming (1) This section applies where a court is considering the seriousness of an offence which is aggravated by grooming. (2) The court— (a) must treat the fact that the offence is aggravated by grooming as an aggravating factor, and (b) must state in open court that the offence is so aggravated.”” Grooming to be seen as an aggravating factor in certain cases where the victim is an adult. New clause 48— Aggravating factor relevant to offence of murder: strangulation— “(1) Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Code (determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence for murder etc) is amended as follows.”

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  23. “(2) For subsection (1) substitute— “(1) A person who has been convicted of, or cautioned for, an offence in circumstances where— (a) the conduct constituting the offence was sexual activity between persons of the same sex, or (b) the offence was committed under Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959, may apply to the Secretary of State for the conviction or caution to become a disregarded conviction or caution.” (3) In subsection (2) after first “caution” insert “received in the circumstances set out in subsection (1)(a)”.’ A new clause that allows a process allowing the Secretary of State to disregard convictions and cautions received under section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959.”

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  24. “New clause 46— Power of Secretary of State to disregard convictions or cautions: Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution — ‘(1) Section 92 of the Street Offences Act 1959 is amended as follows.”

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  25. “(4) Section 54 is amended as follows— (a) in subsection (2) for “sections 51A, 52, 53 and 53A” substitute “section 53A”, and (b) at end insert— “(4) In sections 52 and 53 “sexual exploitation” means conduct by which a person manipulates, deceives, coerces or controls another person to undertake sexual activity.”.” An amendment to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, specifically in sections 52 and 53, replace “prostitution for gain’” with “sexual exploitation of an adult”. New clause 45— Loitering and soliciting: repeal — “Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution) is repealed.” An amendment that repeals soliciting and loitering as an offence.”

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  26. “(5) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both); (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.” New clause 44— Sexual exploitation of an adult — “(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) Section 52 is amended as follows— (a) in the title for “Causing or inciting prostitution” substitute “Sexual exploitation”, and (b) in paragraph (1)(a) for “causes or incites another person to become a prostitute” substitute “sexually exploits another person”. (3) Section 53 is amended as follows— (a) in the title for “prostitution” substitute “sexual exploitation”, and (b) in paragraph (1)(a) for “prostitution” substitute “sexual exploitation”.”

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  27. “(2) Condition A is that the words, actions, beliefs or behaviours shown or represented in the content have been artificially created or manipulated. (3) Condition B is that the content has been created or shared for the purposes of— (a) misleading a person viewing or hearing the content as to R’s real words, actions, beliefs or behaviours; (b) causing offence, alarm, distress or humiliation to— (i) R; or (ii) any other person; or (c) influencing the voting intention or activity of another person. (4) Condition C is that R has not consented to the creation or sharing of the content.”

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  28. “(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term of 12 months; (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term of 5 years and an unlimited fine.” New clause 43— Offence of creating or sharing misleading content — “(1) A person (“P”) commits an offence if they— (a) create, using any computer or other digital technology, program, platform or application, including those which utilise artificial intelligence or machine learning; or (b) share, distribute, or otherwise provide access to, visual or audio content which shows or represents, or appears to show or represent, another person (“R”), where conditions A, B and C are met.”

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  29. “New clause 38— Senior manager liability for neglect in relation to offences committed by bodies corporate and partnerships — “(1) Where an organisation commits an offence under section 16, a person (“S”) also commits an offence if— (a) S was a senior manager of the same body corporate or partnership at the time the offence was committed under section 16; and (b) S failed to prevent the offence from being committed, or was negligent such that an offence was committed. (2) It is a defence for S to prove that they took all reasonable steps to prevent the offence being committed. (3) In this section, “body corporate”, “partnership” and “senior manager” have the meanings given in section 16.”

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  30. “New clause 36— Time to report road collision — “In section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, omit subsection (6) and insert— “(6) In complying with a duty under this section to report an accident or to produce such a certificate of insurance or other evidence, as is mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of this Act, it is an offence for a driver— (a) not to do so at a police station or to a constable as soon as is reasonably practicable, and (b) not to do so within two hours of the occurrence of the accident in relation to reporting an accident, or within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of the accident in relation to the production of a certificate of insurance or other evidence.”” This new clause would amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to reduce the time within which a driver must report a road collision in which they were involved from twenty-four hours to two hours, and make it an offence not to report an accident.”

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  31. “New clause 35— Offence of failing to remain at the scene of a traffic collision — “In section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, after subsection (4) insert— “(4A) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable— (a) if a person other than the driver of the vehicle suffered a fatal injury— (i) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years; (b if a person other than the driver of the vehicle suffered a serious non-fatal injury— (i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding £20,000 or both; (ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years; (c) in any other case— (i) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding £20,000 or both; (ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.”” This new clause would expand the existing offence of failing to stop after a road collision to create more serious penalties for failing to stop after collisions which result in death or serious injury.”

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  32. “(4) In this section— “connected person” : a person is connected with another person if— (a) they are married to each other, (b) they are civil partners of each other, (c) one is the parent of the other, or (d) they are siblings (whether of the full blood or the half blood); “detaining” : references to a person detaining a dog include the person— (a) inducing it to remain with the person or anyone else, or (b) causing it to be detained; “maximum summary term for either-way offences” , with reference to imprisonment for an offence, means— (a) if the offence is committed before the time when paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, 6 months; (b) if the offence is committed after that time, 12 months; “taking” : references to a person taking a dog include the person— (a) causing or inducing it to accompany the person or anyone else, or (b) causing it to be taken.” This new clause makes provision for the creation of an offence of taking a dog from the lawful control of another person.”

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  33. “(3) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable— (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both); (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).”

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  34. “New clause 33— Taking of dog without lawful authority — “(1) A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, the person takes or detains a dog in England— (a) so as to remove it from the lawful control of any person, or (b) so as to keep it from the lawful control of a person who is entitled to have lawful control of it. (2) No offence is committed if the person taking or detaining the dog is connected with any of the following— (a) any person entitled to have lawful control of it; (b) where it is removed from the lawful control of a person, that person.”

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  35. “(7) In section 32— (a) for the heading, substitute “Harassment etc aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”; (b) in subsection (1), omit “racially or religiously aggravated” and insert “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”.” This new clause would include offences motivated by hostility towards an individual’s disability status, sexual orientation or transgender identity (or perception thereof) in those which are aggravated under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.”

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  36. “(6) In section 31— (a) for the heading, substitute “Public order offences aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”; (b) in subsection (1), omit “racially or religiously aggravated” and insert “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”.”

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  37. “(4) In section 29— (a) for the heading, substitute “Assaults aggravated on grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”; (b) in subsection (1), omit “racially or religiously aggravated” and insert “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”. (5) In section 30— (a) for the heading, substitute “Criminal damage aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”; (b) in subsection (1), omit “racially or religiously aggravated” and insert “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”.”

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  38. “(3) In section 28— (a) for the heading, substitute “Meaning of “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity””; (b) in subsection (1), omit “racially or religiously aggravated” and insert “aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity”; (c) in subsection (1)(a), omit from “based on” to the end of sub-subsection (a) and insert— — (i) the victim’s membership (or presumed membership) of a racial group; (ii) the victim’s membership (or presumed membership) of a religious group; (iii) a disability (or presumed disability) of the victim; (iv) the sexual orientation (or presumed sexual orientation) of the victim; or (v) the victim being (or being presumed to be) transgender, or”; (d) in subsection (1)(b), omit from “hostility towards” to the end of sub-subsection (b) and insert— — (i) members of a racial group based on their membership of that group; (ii) members of a religious group based on their membership of that group; (iii) persons who have a disability or a particular disability; (iv) persons who are of a particular sexual orientation; or (v) persons who are transgender.”; (e) in subsection (2), in the definition of “membership” leave out “racial or religious” and insert “relevant”.”

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  39. “(8) In paragraph (7)(b), for the first “the” substitute “any”.” This new clause brings the definition of human trafficking in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in line with the UN definition, particularly removing the requirement for exploitation to have involved travel. New clause 32— Aggravated offences: hostility towards transgender identity, sexual orientation and disability — “(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) For the first cross-heading under Part II, substitute “Offences aggravated on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity: England and Wales”.”

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  40. “New clause 29— Human trafficking — “(1) Section 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for “arranges or facilitates the travel of” substitute “recruits, transports, transfers, harbours or receives through force, coercion, fraud, deception, the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability, or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits”. (3) In subsection (2), for “travel” substitute “matters mentioned in subsection (1) or to V being exploited”. (4) Omit subsections (3) to (5). (5) In paragraph (6)(a), for “arranging or facilitating takes” substitute “matters mentioned in subsection (1) take”. (6) Omit paragraph (6)(b). (7) In paragraph (7)(a), for “arranging or facilitating takes” substitute “matters mentioned in subsection (1) take”.”

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  41. “(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to the same penalties as apply to an offence committed under section 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.” This new clause would create an offence of using, creating or sharing online or digital tools which simulate sexual communication with a child. New clause 28— Complicity in joint enterprise cases— “In section 8 (abettors in misdemeanours) of the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861, after “shall” insert “, by making a significant contribution to its commission,”.” This new clause would clarify the definition of “joint enterprise” (or secondary liability), so that an individual must make a “significant contribution” to an offence committed by another to be criminally liable.”

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  42. “New clause 26— Offence of simulating sexual communication with a child— “(1) A person commits an offence if they— (a) use; (b) design; (c) distribute; or (d) provide access to a tool to simulate sexual communication with a person under 16. (2) For the purposes of this section— (a) a communication is sexual if— (i) any part of it relates to sexual activity, or (ii) a reasonable person would, in all the circumstances but regardless of any person's purpose, consider any part of the communication to be sexual, (b) “tool” includes, but is not limited to, any computer or other digital technology, program, platform or application, including those which utilise artificial intelligence or machine learning.”

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  43. “(2) In subsection (1), omit from “to” to the end of the subsection and insert— “possess, create, share or distribute any item that— (a) contains advice or guidance about abusing children sexually; or (b) contains advice or guidance about the creation of content which depicts the sexual abuse of children.” (3) In subsection (2)(b)(ii), after “sexually” insert— “or about the creation of content which depicts the sexual abuse of children” (4) In subsection (8)— (a) after “sexually”” insert “(or “the sexual abuse of children”), (b) omit “(but not pseudo-photographs)” and insert “, including pseudo-photographs”, (c) after second “or Northern Ireland” insert— ““creation of content” includes using any tool to create visual or audio content;”, (d) at end insert— ““tool” includes, but is not limited to, any computer or other digital technology, program, platform or application, including those which utilise artificial intelligence or machine learning.”” This new clause would expand the existing offence of possessing guides about abusing children sexually to include guides on creating child sexual abuse content, including through the use of artificial intelligence or machine learning.”

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  44. “(4B) In assessing whether the hardship arising from the offender’s disqualification would be exceptional a court may take account of— (a) any circumstances relating to the offender’s economic circumstances or location of residence which would make it exceptionally hard for them to access essential services and facilities; (b) any hardship that would be incurred by the offender’s family or others who are disabled or who depend on the offender to provide care for them; and (c) any other circumstances which it believes would make the hardship exceptional.”” New clause 25— Offence of possession of guidance on creating child sexual abuse content— “(1) Section 69 (Possession of paedophile manual) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 is amended as follows.”

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  45. “(2) In section 1, after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) to prove that— (a) the person’s actions were necessary for the detection or prevention of crime; or (b) the person’s actions were justified as being in the public interest.” (3) In section 3, after subsection (5) insert— “(5A) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) to prove that— (a) the person’s actions were necessary for the detection or prevention of crime; or (b) the person’s actions were justified as being in the public interest.”” New clause 24— Definition of exceptional hardship — “In section 35 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, after subsection (4) insert— “(4A) In subsection (4)(b), the hardship that would be caused by an offender’s disqualification should be regarded as exceptional only if it is significantly greater than the hardship that would be experienced by a large majority of other drivers if disqualification were imposed on them.”

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  46. “New clause 18— Definition of unauthorised access to computer programs or data— “In section 17 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, at the end of subsection (5) insert— “(c) he does not reasonably believe that the person entitled to control access of the kind in question to the program or data would have consented to that access if he had known about the access and the circumstances of it, including the reasons for seeking it; (d) he is not empowered by an enactment, by a rule of law, or by the order of a court or tribunal to access of the kind in question to the program or data.”” New clause 19— Defences to charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990— “(1) The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is amended as follows.”

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  47. “(2) In each of the sections listed below, after “a road or other public place” insert “, or a private place adjacent to a road,”— section 1 (causing death by dangerous driving); section 1A (causing serious injury by dangerous driving); section 2 (dangerous driving); section 2B (causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving); section 2C (causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving); section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving).” This new clause would extend the Road Traffic Act 1988 so that a range of driving offences can be committed in private places adjacent to roads as well as on public roads or in public places.”

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  48. “(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a fine, or both; (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine, or both.” New clause 16— Amendments to the Road Traffic Act 1988 — “(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.”

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  49. “(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) A “ought to know” that which a reasonable person in possession of the same information would know. (4) In proceedings for an offence under this section it is a defence for A to show that— (a) in engaging in the behaviour in question, A believed that he or she was acting in B’s best interests, and (b) the behaviour was in all the circumstances reasonable. (5) A defence under subsection (4) requires A to have shown— (a) sufficient evidence of the facts, and (b) that the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (6) The defence in subsection (4) is not available to A in relation to behaviour that causes B to fear that violence will be used against B.”

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  50. “New clause 12— Controlling or coercive behaviour by persons providing psychotherapy or counselling services— “(1) A person (“A”) commits an offence if— (a) A is a person providing or purporting to provide psychotherapy or counselling services to another person (“B”), (b) A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards B that is controlling or coercive, (c) the behaviour has a serious effect on B, and (d) A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will or may have a serious effect on B. (2) A’s behaviour has a “serious effect” on B if— (a) it causes B to fear, on at least two occasions, that violence will be used against B, or (b) it causes B psychological harm which has a substantial adverse effect on B's usual day-to-day activities.”

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