Four years after he died, the
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (in Scotland) Act came into force.
"A dedicated police and Health and Safety Executive major incident room continues to investigate
corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter and serious health and safety at work offences," he said.
"After an initial assessment of that information, the officer leading the investigation has today notified Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that each organisation may have committed the offence of
corporate manslaughter under the
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007."
It said: "There are reasonable grounds to suspect that each organisation may have committed the offence of
corporate manslaughter.
After an inquiry by the Defence Sub-Committee, it concluded that it was wrong for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the armed forces to have exemptions from the
Corporate Manslaughter Homicide Act 2007.
Bevan Brittan LLP advises a broad range of public, private and third sector clients, including BUPA, and has particular expertise in
corporate manslaughter and coronial law.
Prince's Sporting Club in Bedfont, Middlesex, is to be charged with
corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence, and its director, Glen Walker, is also facing a health and safety charge, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
As if to drive home the point, this year saw the first prosecution for
corporate manslaughter under the
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had been decided it would not be in the public interest to charge the firm, based at Llys Glanrafon, Kinmel Bay, of which Mr Collier was a director, with
corporate manslaughter but that the company should be charged with an offence under section three of the Health and Safety Act at Work 1974.
THIS year has seen the first conviction of a company under
corporate manslaughter legislation - proof if any was needed, that safety in the workplace is a subject that demands the attention of any business.
BIRMINGHAM City Council could face
corporate manslaughter charges over the catalogue of failings that led to tragic Khyra Ishaq's death.