A Bill to hold corporations criminally accountable for abuse and neglect in care settings; to make provision to compel any person or organisation to supply information to Adult Safeguarding Boards; and to introduce a new offence of corporate neglect whereby a corporate body can be found guilty if the way in which its activities are managed or organised by its board or senior management is a substantial element in the existence or possible occurrence of abuse or neglect.
House of Commons
26 April 2013
This bill would make corporations criminally liable for abuse and neglect in care settings. It would require organisations to supply information to Adult Safeguarding Boards to support safeguarding work, and it creates a new offence of corporate neglect where the way a company's activities are governed or run by its board or senior management substantially contributes to abuse or neglect.
Currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons, the bill is at an early stage of passage and would move to detailed scrutiny in committee if supported.
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