HL Deb 22 July 1988 vol 499 cc1609-10

73 Clause 30, page 20, line 7, leave out 'closed circuit'.

[Amendment No. 74 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.]

75 Page 20, line 35, leave out subsection (5).

76 Clause 32, page 22, line 13, at end insert—

  1. '(3) Unsworn evidence admitted by virtue of section 38 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 may corroborate evidence (sworn or unsworn) given by any other person'

Earl Ferrers

My Lords, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 73 to 76. In doing so, perhaps I may also speak to Amendment No. 357. These are small but important technical changes to clauses dealing with children's evidence. Amendment No. 73 deletes the words "closed circuit" to leave the simple description "television link". Amendments Nos. 75 and 357 remove a subsection in Clause 30 and in the corresponding schedule dealing with service courts.Those set out examples of what the rules might cover. However, we believe them to be unnecessary. Amendment No. 76 relates to the corroboration of children's evidence and puts beyond doubt that unsworn testimony may corroborate by other sworn or unsworn testimony.

Moved, That this House do agree with the Commons in the said amendments.—(Earl Ferrers.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.