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PART 9 N.I.MISCELLANEOUS

Valid from 29/01/2016

Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harmN.I.

Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harmN.I.

96—(1) Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a)in paragraph (a) after “dies” insert “ or suffers serious physical harm ”;

(b)in paragraph (d) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(3) In subsection (3)(a) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(4) In subsection (4)(b) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(5) In subsection (7) after “this section” insert “ of causing or allowing a person's death ”.

(6) After that subsection insert—

(8) A person guilty of an offence under this section of causing or allowing a person to suffer serious physical harm is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine, or to both..

(7) For the cross-heading before section 5 substitute “ Causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die or suffer serious physical harm ”.

(8) Schedule 6 (which contains amendments consequential on this section) has effect.