Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately
as Bill 220—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary John Reid has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.

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Contents
Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide
1
The offence
Senior managers
2
Meaning of “senior manager”
Relevant duty of care
3
Meaning of “relevant duty of care”
4
Public policy decisions, exclusively public functions and statutory
inspections
5
Military activities
6
Policing and law enforcement
7
Emergency services
8
Child-protection and probation functions
Gross breach
9
Factors for jury
Remedial orders
10
Power to order breach etc to be remedied
The Crown etc
11
Application to Crown bodies
12
Application to armed forces
13
Application to police forces
14
Procedure, evidence and sentencing
15
Transfer of functions
Miscellaneous
16
DPP’s consent required for proceedings
17
No individual liability
18
Abolition of liability of corporations for manslaughter at common law

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General and supplemental
19
Power to amend Schedule 1
20
Orders
21
Minor and consequential amendments
22
Commencement and savings
23
Extent and territorial application
24
Short title
Schedule 1   —
List of government departments etc
Schedule 2   —
Minor and consequential amendments

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