Proceeding contribution from Viscount Bledisloe (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 5 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill.
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
My Lords, I should like to have another try at getting an answer to the question put a moment ago about systemic failure. The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, talked about improper restraint that is suitable for adults being used on young persons. As I understand it, if the Prison Service or the police service has given clear instructions about when it is appropriate to use such restraint and a warder or prison officer wilfully disregards those, he can and will be prosecuted for manslaughter. When the Prison Service or a police force has incompetently and wilfully failed to issue that guidance to its staff, why should those individuals and the body in question be immune from prosecution?
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- 689 c521
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- 2006-07
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Death Companies Crown immunity Custodial treatment Corporate manslaughter Liability Homicide Health and safety Employers' associations Prosecutions Prisoners Management Public bodies Staff Young offenders Trade unions Mubarek, Zahid
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- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07
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