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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

moved Amendment No. 54: 54: Schedule 5, page 186, line 4, at end insert— ““Part 5 Interpretation 53 In this Schedule, ““imprisonment for life”” includes custody for life and detention for life.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, before I speak to the amendment, I apologise to the noble and learned Lord. It was agreed through the usual channels that the previous grouping would be the last before dinner. I mentioned that to some of his colleagues on the Cross Benches, but I am sorry that I did not mention it to him. We were already running well after 7.30 pm when the previous grouping concluded. I apologise. I should say also that we had 57 minutes for dinner—from 7.58 pm to 8.55 pm. I am sorry that we did not have the full hour. Amendments Nos. 54 and 56 relate to provisions that disapply the threshold test for public protection sentences when an offender has certain very serious convictions, which are listed in new Schedule 15A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to be inserted by Schedule 5 to the Bill. It has always been our intention that this approach should apply equally to offenders who are liable, due to their youth, to a maximum penalty of detention for life or custody for life, rather than imprisonment for life. We have noted, however, that some of the listed Schedule 15A offences relating to sex offences are identified with reference to the term ““imprisonment for life””. In order to prevent any doubt that those offences also cover offenders who, due to their age, were liable to detention for life or custody for life, rather than imprisonment, we are inserting an interpretive provision to address that point. Amendment No. 56 to Clause 15 simply removes a redundant word. I beg to move. On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 14 [Sentences of detention for public protection]: [Amendment No. 55 not moved.] Clause 15 [Extended sentences for certain violent or sexual offences: persons 18 or over]: