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| | Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
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| | On Consideration of Lords Reasons for insisting on their Amendments to which the Commons have
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| | disagreed and for disagreeing to the Commons Amendment to the Bill in lieu
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| | | Lords Reasons Nos. 2C, 3C, 5C, 6C and 10J |
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| | Mr Secretary Straw | Agreed to on division |
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| | To move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments Nos. |
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| | 2, 3, 5, 6 and 10, but does not insist on its Amendments 10F to 10I in lieu and proposes the following |
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| | further Amendments to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 10:— |
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| | Page 2 , line 31 , leave out ‘subsection (1)’ and insert ‘this Act’. |
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| | Page 3, leave out line 25. |
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| | Page 13 , line 3 , at end insert the following new Clause:— |
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| | | | ‘Power to extend meaning of “relevant duty of care” |
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| | | (1) | The Secretary of State may by order make amendments to this Act to the effect |
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| | | that a “relevant duty of care” includes a duty of care owed by an organisation |
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| | | under the law of negligence to a person of a specified description who— |
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| | | (a) | is in custody or detention, or otherwise is required by virtue of a statutory |
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| | | provision to remain or reside on particular premises, or is subject to some |
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| | | other form of restriction of his liberty, and |
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| | | (b) | is by reason of that fact a person for whose safety the organisation is |
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| | | (2) | An order under this section— |
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| | | (a) | may amend this Act so as to restrict or disapply exceptions as regards the |
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| | | application of any provision contained in this Act as a result of such an |
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| | | (b) | may make any amendment to this Act that is incidental or supplemental |
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| | | to, or consequential on, an amendment made by such an order. |
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| | | (3) | An order under this section is subject to affirmative resolution procedure.’. |
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