Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

[AS AMENDED ON REPORT]

Contents
Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide
1
The offence
Relevant duty of care
2
Meaning of “relevant duty of care”
3
Public policy decisions, exclusively public functions and statutory
inspections
4
Military activities
5
Policing and law enforcement
6
Emergencies
7
Child-protection and probation functions
Gross breach
8
Factors for jury
Remedial orders and publicity orders
9
Power to order breach etc to be remedied
10
Power to order conviction etc to be published
Application to particular categories of organisation
11
Application to Crown bodies
12
Application to armed forces
13
Application to police forces
14
Application to partnerships
Miscellaneous
15
Procedure, evidence and sentencing
16
Transfer of functions
17
DPP’s consent required for proceedings
18
No individual liability
19
Convictions under this Act and under health and safety legislation
20
Abolition of liability of corporations for manslaughter at common law

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General and supplemental
21
Power to extend section 1 to other organisations
22
Power to amend Schedule 1
23
Orders
24
Interpretation
25
Minor and consequential amendments
26
Commencement and savings
27
Extent and territorial application
28
Short title
Schedule 1   —
List of government departments etc
Schedule 2   —
Minor and consequential amendments

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Revised 7 February 2007