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Tuesday 24th October 2006

Standing Committee B


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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill


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The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [19th October 2006].


Ann McKechin
Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

30

Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—

        ‘(d) a business association.’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

96

Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—

        ‘(d) a partnership (as defined in section 1 of the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39));

        (e) a body of persons unincorporated.’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

3

Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert—

      ‘( ) An organisation is guilty of an offence under this section only if the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its senior management is a substantial element in the breach referred to in subsection (1).’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

4

Clause 1, page 1, leave out line 16.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright
Ian Stewart

    Tony Lloyd Mr Jim McGovern Mr Edward Davey

Jo Swinson

35

Clause 1, page 1, line 16, leave out paragraph (a).

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

98

Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

99

Clause 1, page 1, line 20, leave out ‘far’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

5

Clause 1, page 1, line 21, at end insert—

        ‘( ) “senior management”, in relation to an organisation, means the persons who play significant roles in—

          (i) the making of decisions about how the whole or a substantial part of its activities are to be managed or organised, or

          (ii) the actual managing or organising of the whole or a substantial part of those activities.’.

Ann McKechin

31

Clause 1, page 2, line 4, after ‘to’, insert ‘(a)’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

100

Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out ‘a fine’ and insert ‘one of the following penalties:

        (a) a fine;

        (b) a corporate community service order; or

        (c) any sanction set out in an order laid by the Secretary of State, subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.’.

Ann McKechin

32

Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end insert—

        ‘(b) an admonition; or

        (c) a compensation order.’.

Ann McKechin

33

Clause 1, page 2, line 6, at end insert—

      ‘(7) Any penalty imposed under subsection (5) shall be notified by the court to the Registrar of Companies and the Registrar of Companies in Scotland.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

50

Page 1, line 2, leave out Clause 1.


Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

7

Schedule 1, page 14, line 3, at end insert—

      ‘Assets Recovery Agency’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

8

Schedule 1, page 14, line 5, at end insert—

      ‘Central Office of Information’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

9

Schedule 1, page 14, leave out line 6.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

10

Schedule 1, page 14, line 10, at end insert ‘(including the Scotland Office and the Wales Office)’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

11

Schedule 1, page 14, line 21, at end insert—

      ‘General Register Office for Scotland’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

12

Schedule 1, page 14, line 22, at end insert—

      ‘Her Majesty’s Land Registry’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

13

Schedule 1, page 14, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘National Archives’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

14

Schedule 1, page 14, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘National Archives of Scotland’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

15

Schedule 1, page 14, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘National Audit Office’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

16

Schedule 1, page 14, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘National Savings and Investments’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

17

Schedule 1, page 14, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘Northern Ireland Audit Office’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

18

Schedule 1, page 14, line 29, at end insert—

      ‘Office for National Statistics’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

19

Schedule 1, page 14, leave out line 30.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

20

Schedule 1, page 14, leave out line 33.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

21

Schedule 1, page 14, line 33, at end insert—

      ‘Ordnance Survey’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

22

Schedule 1, page 14, leave out line 36.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

23

Schedule 1, page 14, line 36, at end insert—

      ‘Registers of Scotland Executive Agency’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

24

Schedule 1, page 14, line 36, at end insert—

      ‘Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

25

Schedule 1, page 14, line 36, at end insert—

      ‘Royal Mint’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

26

Schedule 1, page 14, leave out line 37.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

27

Schedule 1, page 15, line 1, at end insert—

      ‘UK Trade and Investment’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

28

Schedule 1, page 15, leave out line 2.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

29

Schedule 1, page 15, line 2, at end insert—

      ‘Welsh Assembly Government’.


Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

    Ian Stewart Tony Lloyd Mr Jim McGovern

6

Page 2, line 8, leave out Clause 2.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

39

Clause 3, page 2, line 17, leave out from ‘any’ to ‘owed’ in line 18 and insert ‘duty’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson
Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge

Jeremy Wright

101

Clause 3, page 2, line 17, after ‘any’, insert ‘duty imposed on it by statute or any’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

105

Clause 3, page 2, line 17, leave out ‘of the following duties’ and insert ‘duty’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

77

Clause 3, page 2, line 18, leave out ‘of negligence’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

102

Clause 3, page 2, line 18, after ‘negligence’, insert ‘to any person’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

106

Clause 3, page 2, line 18, at end insert ‘including, but not limited to.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

40

Clause 3, page 2, line 19, leave out paragraphs (a) to (c).

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

103

Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 19 to 30.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

123

Clause 3, page 2, line 23, after ‘supply’, insert ‘or provision’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

92

Clause 3, page 2, line 29, after ‘vehicle’, insert ‘, substance hazardous to health,’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

135

Clause 3, page 2, line 32, leave out subsection (3).

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

104

Clause 3, page 2, leave out from beginning of line 35 to end of line 19 on page 3.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

41

Clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 36 to line 6 on page 3.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

78

Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 7 to 18.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

42

Clause 3, page 3, leave out line 19.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

52

Page 2, line 16, leave out Clause 3.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

43

Clause 4, page 3, line 22, after second ‘a’, insert ‘ministerial’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright
Mr Edward Davey

Jo Swinson

45

Clause 4, page 3, line 26, leave out subsection (2).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright
Mr Edward Davey

Jo Swinson

46

Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 33 to 37.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

44

Clause 4, page 3, line 37, at end insert—

      ‘“ministerial” means a decision made by one or more Ministers of HM Government, Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers or Northern Ireland Ministers;’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

53

Page 3, line 20, leave out Clause 4.


Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

126

Clause 5, page 4, line 2, leave out ‘in preparation for, or’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

47

Clause 5, page 4, line 4, leave out paragraph (c).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

48

Clause 5, page 4, line 13, leave out subsection (3).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

54

Page 3, line 46, leave out Clause 5.


Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

112

Clause 6, page 4, line 24, leave out ‘police force or other’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson
Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Jeremy Wright
James Duddridge

Michael Fabricant

127

Clause 6, page 4, line 27, leave out ‘in preparation for, or’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

113

Clause 6, page 4, line 31, leave out ‘a police force’ and insert ‘officers or employees of the public authority’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

114

Clause 6, page 4, line 35, leave out ‘public’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

115

Clause 6, page 4, line 35, leave out ‘the police’ and insert ‘officers or employees of the public authority in question’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

128

Clause 6, page 4, line 37, leave out subsection (3).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Jeremy Wright
James Duddridge
Michael Fabricant

131

Clause 6, page 4, line 37, leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

116

Clause 6, page 4, line 37, leave out ‘police force or other’.

Mr Edward Davey
Jo Swinson

129

Clause 6, page 4, line 41, leave out from beginning to end of line 4 on page 5.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

117

Clause 6, page 4, line 44, after ‘of’ insert ‘the same or’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

118

Clause 6, page 4, line 45, at end insert ‘or

        ‘( ) activities carried on in the exercise of functions of constables employed by a public authority;’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

55

Page 4, line 23, leave out Clause 6.


Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

119

Clause 7, page 5, line 9, leave out ‘to which this section applies’ and insert ‘within subsection (2)’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

120

Clause 7, page 5, line 13, leave out ‘to which this section applies’ and insert ‘within this subsection’.

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

121

Clause 7, page 5, line 17, leave out from ‘organisation’ to end of line 18 and insert ‘providing a service of responding to emergency circumstances (or circumstances believed to be emergency circumstances) either—

          (i) in pursuance of arrangements made with an organisation within paragraph (a), (b) or (c), or

          (ii) (if not in pursuance of such arrangements) otherwise than on a commercial basis;’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Jeremy Wright
James Duddridge
Michael Fabricant

132

Clause 7, page 5, line 19, leave out paragraph (e).

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

122

Clause 7, page 5, line 26, at end insert—

      ‘( ) Any duty of care owed in respect of the carrying out, or attempted carrying out, of a rescue operation at sea in emergency circumstances (or circumstances believed to be emergency circumstances) is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 3(1)(a) or (b).

      ( ) Any duty of care owed in respect of action taken—

        (a) in order to comply with a direction under Schedule 3A to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) (safety directions), or

        (b) by virtue of paragraph 4 of that Schedule (action in lieu of direction),

      is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 3(1)(a) or (b).’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Jeremy Wright
James Duddridge
Michael Fabricant

133

Clause 7, page 5, leave out lines 34 to 41.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

56

Page 5, line 8, leave out Clause 7.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Jeremy Wright
James Duddridge
Michael Fabricant

134

Clause 8, page 6, line 4, leave out subsection (2).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

57

Page 6, line 1, leave out Clause 8.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

136

Clause 9, page 6, line 24, leave out subsection (1).

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

137

Clause 9, page 6, line 33, after ‘death’ insert ‘or serious injury’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

58

Page 6, line 23, leave out Clause 9.


Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

83

Clause 10, page 7, line 16, after ‘convicted’, insert ‘or is found not guilty’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

84

Clause 10, page 7, line 18, at end insert ‘or’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

85

Clause 10, page 7, line 19, leave out ‘to have resulted from that breach and’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

86

Clause 10, page 7, line 26, at end insert ‘and may include reference to a person or persons, who are to be responsible for the specified steps being taken’.

Ian Stewart
Tony Lloyd
Mr Jim McGovern

110

Clause 10, page 7, line 32, at end insert ‘and a person referred to in an order in this section may be guilty of contempt, if the specified steps are not taken by the organisation in accordance with an order under this section’.

Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

59

Page 7, line 15, leave out Clause 10.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

60

Page 7, line 34, leave out Clause 11.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

61

Page 8, line 17, leave out Clause 12.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

62

Page 8, line 28, leave out Clause 13.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

63

Page 9, line 32, leave out Clause 14.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright

64

Page 10, line 6, leave out Clause 15.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright
Ian Stewart

65

Page 10, line 39, leave out Clause 16.


Mr Dominic Grieve
James Brokenshire
Michael Fabricant
James Duddridge
Jeremy Wright
Ian Stewart

66

Page 11, line 3, leave out Clause 17.


 
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