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18 May, 2007

The Lords Should Support the new Commons
Amendment - so the new corporate manslaughter bill
becomes Law now, says CCA

You can download this statement by clicking here

In a statement on behalf of the Centre for Corporate Accountability, David Bergman, its Executive Director said today:

"The Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA) supports the Government's amendment, passed on Wednesday by the House of Commons, that would give the Minister the power to pass, at anytime in the future, an order allowing the new manslaughter offence to apply to custody deaths. The order would need to be voted on and agreed by both houses of parliament.

The amendment is a potentially important concession by the Government - and we encourage members of the Lords to support it.

The CCA had supported the previous Lords amendment - now rejected by the House of Commons - that allowed the offence to apply to custody deaths.

However, it is crucial that this Bill becomes law - and we believe that this bill would be in jeopardy if the Lords voted against this amendment.

The Labour Government first promised this bill ten years ago in October 1997. The CCA, trade unions, and health and safety organisations have been campaigning throughout this period for a new corporate manslaughter offence.

This new Bill may not be all that we had hoped, and in many ways remains a missed opportunity - but we do believe that this bill will deliver increased justice and accountability when deaths result from gross failures in large and medium sized organisations.

As a result the Lords should accept this new amendment - so that the Bill can become law without delay."

You can download the statement by clicking here

Read the Commons Debate, 16 May 2007


The Centre for Corporate Accountability is a human rights charity advising those bereaved from work-related deaths, and working on issues of safety, law enforcement and corporate accountability.

For Press Enquiries
Centre for Corporate Accountability

0207 490 4494
david.bergman@corporateaccountability.org.uk

 

 


Reference
"Health and safety responsibilities of company directors and management board members: 2001, 2003 and 2005 surveys" Final report Prepared by Greenstreet Berman Ltd, Page 80

 
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