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Scotland's
Criminal Justice System in the spotlight
Scotland's
Criminal Justice system and the way it deals with
work-related deaths and injuries will be in the spotlight
at a conference being held in Glasgow on Thursday
23 October 2003.
Speakers
from the Health and Safety Executive, Crown Office,
Scottish Chambers of Commerce and the STUC will speak
alongside lawyers, academics and bereaved families.
Over
220 people are attending the conference organised
by the Centre for Corporate Accountability
The
conference will consider:
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the
conviction record in Scotland and why no company
or director/senior manager has ever been convicted
of a homicide offence |
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how
work-related deaths in Scotland are investigated
and how the role of the police in Scotland differs
from the role of the police in England/Wales |
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the
record of Scottish courts in the sentencing of
companies and organisations |
Two
bereaved families also speak out about their experience
of the Scottish criminal justice system.
David
Bergman, Director of the Centre for Corporate Accountability
said:
"The Centre provides advice to bereaved families
in Scotland on investigation and prosecution issues
and we have found that there are some concerns that
families have about the way their relative's death
has been investigated and the policy of the Crown
Office in not providing detailed reasons why no
prosecution has taken place.
We
hope this conference will trigger a debate in Scotland
about the adequacy of the law and the way work-related
deaths are investigated."
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find out more about the conference |
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020
7 490 4494 |
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07876
364571 |
The
conference is at the Mitchell Theatre Complex, Moir
Hall, Granville Street, Glasgow. It starts at 9.15
am and ends at 5.50pm
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