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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

My Lords, I hope that I might be forgiven for also speaking extremely briefly in the gap. I make only one point. I very much apologise that, although I was here for the Minister’s opening speech, I have not been able to be here for the rest of the debate. I suspect that my point is novel. Since this new criminal offence is clearly based on the civil law of negligence, it might be worth considering that, as in the case of a civil action for negligence, there ought to be a limitation period for bringing a prosecution. I throw that out as something that the Government might consider before we get to Committee, as it is something that I would like to raise at that stage.