Directors Won't Evade Corporate Killing Liability, says TUC

Individual directors and senior managers could still be vulnerable to prosecution under the latest proposals for the long-awaited corporate killing laws.

The legislation is expected to be announced in the Queen's Speech in November, and would be considered in the next session of parliament.

Janet Asherson, head of health and safety at the CBI, the employers’ organisation most vocally critical of the proposed law, said individual directors and senior managers could still be prosecuted for breaches of health and safety.

She added: "We're pleased the idea of corporate killing and the individual have been separated. The linkage has been broken, but it doesn't mean that individuals can't be found guilty or held responsible." Owen Tudor, health and safety specialist at the TUC, said corporate manslaughter legislation would make it lot easier to prosecute individuals.
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