| NEW
IN 2002 |
| Dec
2002 |
Press
Release
Legal Action forces Coroner to Hold Inquest
into Four men workplace tragedy
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Here
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| NOV
2002 |
Autumn
Edition of corporate crime update
This third edition of corporate crime update
focuses on the immunity that prevents Crown
bodies from being prosecuted for health and
safety and manslaughter offences. It also looks
at what is a crown body, how the Health and
Safety Executive goes about enforcing the law
in Crown bodies; and what reforms the government
are proposing and how adequate they are. Click
here.
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| OCT
2002 |
Publication
of "Safety Last? The Under-Enforcement
of Health and Safety Law"
This
report, published jointly with UNISON, is
an audit of the enforcement Activities
of the Health and Safety Executive.
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Briefing
- New Page on Inquests and Work-Related Deaths
A new infomration page on Inquests and Work-Related
Deaths is now avaialble
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New
Material on Government's Proposals to reform the
law of Manslaughter
Five
years ago this week, the Rt. Hon. Jack Straw MP,
then Home Minister, promised to reform the law
of manslaughter and enact a new offence of Corporate
Killing. The Centre has obtained a copy
of a letter sent on 10 September 2002 by the Home
Office to industries in the private sector asking
them for their "assessment of the potential
effect" of introducing a new offence of corporate
killing.
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Here
Launch
of "Corporate Crime and Accountability"
News Link
The website has set up a new section that contains
links to articles in national and local newspapers
on a range of subjects including: deaths, inquests,
Manslaughter prosecutions, articles on the HSE
etc. Updated every two weeks
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Here
Briefing
- Crown Immunity
A new page that sets out the how the HSE enforces
health and safety law on Crown Bodies. It includes
access for the first time to a Cabinet Office
memo setting out out the procedure of Crown Censures
and HSE's policy toward Crown Bodies.
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CCA write to the HSE about Changes in policy
towards Crown Servants
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Here
Inquest
Monitoring
The CCA has set up an 'Inquest Monitoring Project'
in which it will monitor inquests into work-related
deaths. To see a list of forthcoming Inquests
and how you can help,
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CCA
response to proposed Changes in Investigation
Procedures
The CCA's Response to a proposed new "Protocol
of Liaison on Work-Related Deaths" calls
for changes to the way work-related deaths are
investigated
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Here
Meeting
on Inquests and Work-Related Deaths
The CCA, TUC and INQUEST are jointly organising
a meeting on 9 October 2002 to discuss
the Government's consultation document on the
'Fundamental Review of the Coroners Services'
which proposes that a family would no longer have
an automatic right to have an inquest into a 'work-related
death'.
Click
here to download an invitation (word)
CCA
meeting with Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
The Centre for Corporate Accountability is speaking
at a meeting of the London region of the Association
of Personal Injury Lawyers on 25 September 2002.
Click
here to download details (word) |
| Sep
2002 |
Launch
of "Corporate Crime and Accountability"
News Link
The website has set up a new section that contains
links to articles in national and local newspapers
on a range of subjects including: deaths, inquests,
Manslaughter prosecutions, articles on the HSE
etc. Updated every two weeks
Click
Here
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|
Aug 2002
|
Summer
Edition of Corporate Crime Update
The
second edition of ‘corporate crime update’
focuses on the offence of manslaughter and how
it relates to work-related deaths. It sets out
the law of manslaughter, details convictions,
acquittals and ongoing cases and summarises the
impact of the Government’s proposed new offence
of ‘corporate killing’.
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Here
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| Jul
2002 |
HSC's
New 'Enforcement Management Model'
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Here
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| Jan
2002 |
HSC's
New Enforcement Policy Statement, January
2002
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Here |
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