Corporate Manslaughter Bill: only four days to go and still no law

The fate of the Corporate Manslaughter Bill is hanging in the balance this week after the House of Commons rejected the House of Lords amendments for a fourth time.

The House of Lords wants deaths in custody to be included in the Bill, but the House of Commons does not – at first. According to Justice Minister Maria Eagle, the Government accepted the principle of including deaths in custody and the scope of the legislation could be extended in the future, but “it is not sensibl... (398 more words)

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