HC Deb 22 November 1971 vol 826 c1086

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide new methods of dealing with offenders and to make new provision in relation to certain existing methods; to increase the penalties under the Firearms Act 1968; to extend the definition of public place 'in the Public Order Act 1936; to empower the police to take drunken offenders to treatment centres; to enable the Secretary of State to release certain prisoners on licence without the recommendation of the Parole Board; to make various amendments in the law relating to criminal proceedings, the enforcement of fines, the execution of process, probation and after-care committees and property in the possession of the police; to repeal Section 38 of the Prison Act 1952 and to confer a power of entry in connection with the acquisition of land for prisons; to make new provision as respects the costs of magistrates' courts and as respects justices' clerks and their staffs; and for purposes connected with those matters; it is expedient to authorise—

  1. (1) The payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of any expenses of the Secretary of State under that Act and any expenses of the Official Petitioner constituted by provisions of that Act relating to criminal bankrutcy orders;
  2. (2) any increase attributable to that Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act;
  3. (3) any payment into the Consolidated Fund.—[Mr. Higgins.]