Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee,Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215025954

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Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee,Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee Pdf

This document contains a range of written evidence submitted to the joint inquiry by the Home Affairs Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee, in relation to the Governments proposals to reform the law on corporate manslaughter, as set out in the draft Bill (Cm 6497, ISBN 010164972X) published in March 2005 for consultation.

Author : Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Criminal liability
ISBN : 010164972X

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Corporate Manslaughter by Great Britain. Home Office Pdf

This document sets out the Government's proposals to reform the current law on corporate manslaughter, published for pre-legislative scrutiny and consultation with industry, trade unions and the public. The draft Bill seeks to strike a balance between securing company accountability for health and safety incidents involving gross management negligence, whilst avoiding burdensome regulation which might stifle entrepreneurial activity. It proposes a new, specific offence of corporate manslaughter for situations where a gross failing by senior management to take reasonable care for the safety of employees or the public causes a person's death, and would apply to all companies and other types of incorporated body (including many in the public sector such as local authorities), as well as, for the first time, government departments and other Crown bodies. The new offence seeks to move away from the current need to link a company's guilt with the gross negligence of an individual who is taken to embody the organisation, to a more effective means of prosecuting organisational negligence resulting in death which reflects the gravity and consequences of the conduct involved.

Author : Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Manslaughter
ISBN : 0101675526

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Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill by Great Britain. Home Office Pdf

This Command Paper contains the Government's responses to (HCP 540-I, session 2005-06, ISBN 0215026683). The current laws on corporate manslaughter link a company's guilt to the gross negligence of a person senior enough to embody the organization. The Government view is that this fails to reflect the complexity of modern corporate life, and that the law needs reforming. A draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill was published 23 March 2005 (Cm. 6497, ISBN 010164972X). The Bill, in theory, should make it easier to prosecute companies and other organizations where gross negligence leads to death, and replace the need to find a "directing mind", a key difficulty with past prosecutions. It would also lift Crown immunity to prosecution for the first time. Over fifteen chapters, the Government sets out its' replies to the Home Affairs and Work and Pensions Committees' recommendations.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215802500

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Pdf

Following on from the Government's draft Bill (Cm. 6497, ISBN 010164972X published for pre-legislative scrutiny in March 2005), this Bill has 23 clauses with two schedules and makes provision for a new offence of corporate manslaughter (to be called corporate homicide in Scotland) to apply to all companies and other types of incorporated body (including many in the public sector such as local authorities), as well as, for the first time, government departments and other Crown bodies. This would apply to situations where a gross failing by senior management to take reasonable care for the safety of employees or the public causes a person's death. It seeks to move away from the current need to link a company's guilt with the gross negligence of an individual who is taken to embody the organisation, to a more effective means of prosecuting organisational negligence resulting in death which reflects the gravity and consequences of the conduct involved.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee,Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215026682

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Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee,Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee Pdf

This joint report by the Home Affairs Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee examines the Government's proposals to reform the law on corporate manslaughter, as set out in the draft Bill (Cm 6497, ISBN 010164972X) published in March 2005 for consultation. The report supports the introduction of the draft Bill to address the need for a statutory offence to shift the basis of liability for corporate manslaughter away from the requirement of identifying a 'directing mind' of a guilty company, since this 'identification principle' has made prosecutions of large companies almost impossible under the current common law. Issues discussed include: the application of the offence of corporate manslaughter in relation to corporations, government departments and police forces; issue of causation; the law of negligence, relevant duty of care and contractual relationships; management failure, the role of senior managers and gross breach; the removal of Crown immunity; territorial application of the offence; corporate sanctions; individual liability for directors; powers of investigation and prosecution, including the requirement to obtain the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions before a private prosecution can be brought; and cost issues.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215707907

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Pdf

Following on from the Government's draft Bill (Cm. 6497, ISBN 010164972X published for pre-legislative scrutiny in March 2005), this Bill has 23 clauses with two schedules and makes provision for a new offence of corporate manslaughter (to be called corporate homicide in Scotland) to apply to all companies and other types of incorporated body (including many in the public sector such as local authorities), as well as, for the first time, government departments and other Crown bodies. This would apply to situations where a gross failing by senior management to take reasonable care for the safety of employees or the public causes a person's death. It seeks to move away from the current need to link a company's guilt with the gross negligence of an individual who is taken to embody the organisation, to a more effective means of prosecuting organisational negligence resulting in death which reflects the gravity and consequences of the conduct involved.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0108434249

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : Amendments to be moved in grand Committee

Author : Alex Davies
Publisher : Workplace Law Group
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Homicide
ISBN : 9781905766581

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act: Special Report (hard copy) by Alex Davies Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0108435733

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : (as amended in grand Committee)

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0108436462

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : Commons insistence, non-insistence, disagreement and amendments in Lieu

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0215514599

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The Role of the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive in Regulating Workplace Health and Safety by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Work and Pensions Committee Pdf

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are the two agencies responsible for health and safety in Great Britain. They are to be merged and moved to a single headquarters in Bootle, Merseyside. The merger is a sensible proposal but the move could lead to a huge loss of experienced HSE staff who are unwilling to relocate. The original legislative framework governing workplace health and safety is proportionate but employers can be over-cautious in their interpretation of its provisions, increasing the compliance burden on themselves. Over-zealous health and safety "consultants" contribute to this problem and the report calls for a system of accreditation of consultants and advisers. HSE aims to meet a 60:40 ratio of proactive and reactive work, yet businesses are only likely to have an HSE inspection just once every 14.5 years and accident investigations are being scaled back. Current levels of fines for health and safety offences are too low and do not provide a sufficient deterrent to ensure duty holders comply with their obligations. The increase in the number of fatalities in the construction industry; the offshore oil industry's failure to meet its major hazard sub targets, and health and safety risks to migrant workers are key areas of concern for HSE. HSE is struggling to cope with its occupational health remit. It admits to basing its occupational health policy on an incomplete data source and is failing to meet its occupational ill health targets. HSE needs to concentrate on its core remit and measures to extend its responsibilities into other areas places an excessive strain on its resources and risks diverting its focus.

Author : Simeon Obidairo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317007005

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Transnational Corruption and Corporations by Simeon Obidairo Pdf

What are the challenges to the prevention of transnational bribery by multinational corporations in international business transactions? This book examines two particular constraints operating on the regulation of transnational corruption in general and bribery in particular. Firstly, it explores the limits of international cooperation in the regulation of transnational corruption and highlights the disparities between the capacities of individual states to pursue adequate regulation. It also considers the role and progress of international bodies such as the OEDC and the response of selected domestic legal systems in tackling the problem. Secondly, the book examines the liability regime for corporations and again, highlights an unexpected shortcoming of multilateral policy in the administration and enforcement of international agreements. The book will be of value both to students and researchers with an interest in the regulation of transnational corruption as well as policy-makers and practitioners working in this area.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215707788

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : (as amended in standing committee B)

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0108435857

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : (as amended on Report)

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 010843642X

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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords Pdf

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill : Commons insistence, non-insistence and amendments in Lieu