Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Long title

A Bill to make further provision about criminal justice (including provision about the police) and dealing with offenders and defaulters; to provide for the establishment and functions of Her Majesty’s Commissioner for Offender Management and Prisons and to make further provision about the management of offenders; to amend the criminal law; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make provision about the mutual recognition of financial penalties; to make provision for a new immigration status in certain cases involving criminality; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>The Bill sets out new powers to deal with anti-social and violent behaviour, make sentencing decisions clearer and introduces a new community sentence for young offenders.<br> <br>The Government set out its commitment to delivering an effective criminal justice system in &lsquo;Rebalancing the criminal justice system in favour of the law-abiding majority&rsquo;, published in July 2006. It looks at how to cut crime, reduce reoffending and protect the public. The Bill sets out how it would deliver the commitments set out in the review.</p><p>This Bill is carried over from the 2006-07 session.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure that the needs of victims are at the heart of what the criminal justice system does</li><li>Toughen up trial processes when an offender fails to appear without good reason</li><li>Create new powers to tackle anti-social and violent behaviour</li><li>Create a new offence to deal with violent pornography</li><li>Introduce a generic community sentence for young offenders</li><li>Make sentencing decisions clearer and address imbalances in the way convictions are overturned and offenders released</li><li>Bring compensation for those wrongly convicted into line with compensation paid to victims of crime.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   26 June 2007 – 26 June 2007

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   8 October 2007 – 8 October 2007

3. Programme motion· Commons

   8 October 2007 – 8 October 2007

4. Money resolution· Commons

   8 October 2007 – 8 October 2007

5. Carry-over motion· Commons

   8 October 2007 – 8 October 2007

6. Committee stage· Commons

   16 October 2007 – 25 October 2007

7. 1st reading· Commons

   7 November 2007 – 7 November 2007

8. 2nd reading· Commons

   7 November 2007 – 7 November 2007

9. Committee stage· Commons

   20 November 2007 – 29 November 2007

10. Programme motion· Commons

    9 January 2008 – 9 January 2008

11. Report stage· Commons

    9 January 2008 – 9 January 2008

12. 3rd reading· Commons

    9 January 2008 – 9 January 2008

13. 1st reading· Lords

    9 January 2008 – 9 January 2008

14. 2nd reading· Lords

    22 January 2008 – 22 January 2008

15. Committee stage· Lords

    5 February 2008 – 12 March 2008

16. Report stage· Lords

    26 March 2008 – 23 April 2008

17. 3rd reading· Lords

    30 April 2008 – 30 April 2008

18. Programme motion· Commons

    6 May 2008 – 6 May 2008

19. Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons

    6 May 2008 – 6 May 2008

20. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords

    7 May 2008 – 7 May 2008