Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide

   1. 1. The offence

3. Relevant duty of care

   1. 2. Meaning of “relevant duty of care”

   2. 3. Public policy decisions, exclusively public functions and statutory inspections

   3. 4. Military activities

   4. 5. Policing and law enforcement

   5. 6. Emergencies

   6. 7. Child-protection and probation functions

4. Gross breach

   1. 8. Factors for jury

5. Remedial orders and publicity orders

   1. 9. Power to order breach etc to be remedied

   2. 10. Power to order conviction etc to be publicised

6. Application to particular categories of organisation

   1. 11. Application to Crown bodies

   2. 12. Application to armed forces

   3. 13. Application to police forces

   4. 14. Application to partnerships

7. Miscellaneous

   1. 15. Procedure, evidence and sentencing

   2. 16. Transfer of functions

   3. 17. DPP’s consent required for proceedings

   4. 18. No individual liability

   5. 19. Convictions under this Act and under health and safety legislation

   6. 20. Abolition of liability of corporations for manslaughter at common law

8. General and supplemental

   1. 21. Power to extend section 1 to other organisations

   2. 22. Power to amend Schedule 1

   3. 23. Power to extend section 2(2)

   4. 24. Orders

   5. 25. Interpretation

   6. 26. Minor and consequential amendments

   7. 27. Commencement and savings

   8. 28. Extent and territorial application

   9. 29. Short title

9. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      List of government departments etc

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. 1. Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)

      2. 2. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)

      3. 3. (1) Schedule 5 to that Act (qualifying offences for purposes...

      4. 4. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1500 (N.I. 9))