division_name: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - <i>Report (3rd Day) (Continued)</i> &#8212; Amendment 85
motion: <p class="italic" pid="a393.7/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Moved by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a393.7/2" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">85: After Clause 132, insert the following new Clause&#8212;&#8220;Pre-sentence report requirements  (1) Section 30 of the Sentencing Act 2020 is amended as follows.(2) After subsection (3) insert&#8212;&#8220;(3A) A court must make inquiries to establish whether the offender is a primary carer for a child.(3B) If the court establishes that the offender is a primary carer for a child, unless there are exceptional circumstances before sentencing the offender the court must obtain a pre-sentence report containing information to enable the court to make an assessment of the impact of a custodial sentence on the child.&#8221;(3) After subsection (4) insert&#8212;&#8220;(5) In this section&#8212;(a) &#8220;child&#8221; means a person under the age of 18; and(b) &#8220;primary carer&#8221; means a person who has primary or substantial care responsibilities for a child.&#8221;&#8221;Member&#8217;s explanatory statementThis Clause amends section 30 of the Sentencing Act 2020 to make clear the requirement for a sentencing judge to have a copy of a pre-sentence report, considering the impact of a custodial sentence on the dependent child, when sentencing a primary carer of a child.</p>
  
  <p pid="a403.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 30, Noes 79.</p>