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The
Centre for Corporate Accountability is a charity concerned
with the promotion of worker and public safety. Its
focus is on the role of state bodies in enforcing
health and safety law, investigating work-related
deaths and injuries, and subjecting them to proper
and appropriate prosecution scrutiny.
It
was set up in 1999 as a not-for-profit organisation
and received charitable status in August 2004. To
see its charitable objects, click
here.
CCA Activities
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we are the only national organisation providing
free, independent
and confidential advice, and assistnace to
families bereaved from a work-related death on
investigation and prosecution issues. We offer
detailed and comprehensive assistance, typically
over several years from the time of a death until
the completion of the investigation and prosecution.
We have a Legal Services Commission Quality Mark
and excellant evaluations from our client |
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We
undertake policy work and advocate and campaign
for changes in law and policy – both to
improve the policies and procedures of investigation
and prosecution bodies and also to address legislative
and major policy gaps. For example, we have worked
for many years on the corporate manslaughter reform
process to ensure that the new offence will properly
hold to account those organisations that cause
death through systemic gross failures within their
organisation. |
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We
undertake research
into law enforcement and corporate accountability
issues in Britain and internationally –
evaluating the effectiveness of state bodies in
enforcing health and safety law, and also the
role of Coroners and criminal justice system.undertaking
on matters relating to law enforcement and corporate
criminal accountability. |
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We
are the only non-governmental organisation monitoring
work-place deaths throughout England and Wales
- their circumstances and how the state responds
to them. , organise conferences and |
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We
publish a quarterly Newsletter, Corporate
Crime Update, which provides detailed and
uptodate infomration on safety and law enforcement
issues. |
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We
organise conferences
around Britain.bringing together Government ministers,
employer organisations, trade unions, academics,
bereaved families and lawyers as speakers |
CCA
Governance
The Centre is a Company limited by Guarantee whose
Board acts as the charity's
trustees. It comprises individuals with wide experience
of working on, and interest in, safety and accountability
issues.
The CCA also has an Advisory
Council composed of lawyers, academics and hazard
activists.
Funding
The CCA was established initially thorugh two substantial
grants from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT).
Now, however, it is funded by a variety of means including
charitable Trusts, donations from personal injury
law firms and barristers chambers, as well as income
from subscriptions, membership, training, organisation
of conferences, individual donationsand the provision
of research services.
To
see which charitable trusts and lawfirms provide the
CCA grants and donations, click
here
To
find out why you should, and how you can, support
the CCA, click here
Accounts
You
can download copies of the CCA's accounts:
2005/6
2004/5
2003/4.
2002/3
Staff
It has four full-time and two part-time members of
staff. To read about them, click
here.
Charitable
Objects
The CCA's memorandum of Association states that:
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objects for which the Company is established are: |
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to
promote for the public benefit the sound administration
of laws relating to health and safety and compliance
with the same in particular (without prejudice
to that generality) by the provision of advice
and assistance to members of the public concerning
such laws and in the implementation thereof; and |
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to
promote the health and safety of the public in
particular by education of the public in relation
to health and safety by promoting research (making
available the useful results thereof) concerning
the foregoing |
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all respects for the benefit of the public and
in accordance with the law of charity in England
and Wales for the time being |
To
download the whole of the CCA's Memorandum of Association,
click here
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