Corporate Accountability and Safeguarding of Adults from Abuse and Neglect Bill

Key Points

• It creates a new corporate neglect offence, making a company criminally liable if the board or senior management's conduct substantially contributes to abuse or neglect.
• It requires organisations to supply information to Adult Safeguarding Boards to assist safeguarding investigations and decision‑making.
• It extends accountability for abuse and neglect to corporations, not just individual people.
• The policy targets care settings such as care homes, hospitals, and other providers of adult care.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; the earliest listed stage is the first reading in January 2013. No further stages are indicated in the provided information.