Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
Act 2006.

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
Schedule 1 — List of government departments etc

Schedules
Schedule 1
Section 1

List of government departments etc
Attorney General’s Office
Cabinet Office
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Charity Commission
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Crown Prosecution Service
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Constitutional Affairs
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education and Skills
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for International Development
Department for Transport
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Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Health
Department of Trade and Industry
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Forestry Commission
Government Actuary’s Department
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Her Majesty’s Treasury
Home Office
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Ministry of Defence
Northern Ireland Court Service
Northern Ireland Office
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Office for Standards in Education
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Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in
Wales
Office of the International Rail Regulator
Privy Council Office
Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
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Public Record Office
Scotland Office
Scottish Executive
Serious Fraud Office

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
Schedule 2 — Minor and consequential amendments
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Treasury Solicitor’s Department
Wales Office
Schedule 2
Section 21

Minor and consequential amendments
Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)
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The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows.
      (2)
In the following provisions, after “manslaughter” there is inserted
“, corporate manslaughter”—
(a)
section 11(6) (no finding of guilt at coroner’s inquest) (twice);
(b)
subsection (1)(a)(i) of section 16 (adjournment of inquest in event of
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criminal proceedings);
(c)
subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a) of section 17 (coroner to be informed of
result of criminal proceedings).
      (3)
In section 35(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “Greater London”
there is inserted—
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““person”, in relation to an offence of corporate manslaughter,
includes organisation;”.
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
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In Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (qualifying offences for
purposes of section 62), after paragraph 4 there is inserted—
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“Corporate manslaughter
4A
An offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act 2006.”
3     (1)
Schedule 5 to that Act (qualifying offences for purposes of Part 10) is
amended as follows.
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      (2)
After paragraph 4 there is inserted—
“Corporate manslaughter
4A
An offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act 2006.”
      (3)
After paragraph 33 there is inserted—
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“Corporate manslaughter
33A
An offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act 2006.”
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1500 (N.I. 9))
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In Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
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(qualifying offences for purposes of Article 21), after paragraph 4 there is
inserted—
“Corporate manslaughter
4A
An offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act 2006.”
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