Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

moved Amendment No. 84: 84: Clause 9 , page 8, line 15, at end insert— ““( ) A court before which an organisation is convicted of corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide may order it to take specified steps to— (a) prevent the occurrence of future instances of the breach mentioned in section 1(1), (b) publicise its conviction for corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide and any associated convictions, or (c) make reparation to any person or persons particularly affected by the death of the victim of corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide, or to the public or any section of the public.”” The noble Lord said: It may save the Committee's time if I speak also to Amendments Nos. 85 and 86, which make the same point. I notice that for the first time they are not grouped. Amendment No. 84 would alter the types of order that can be made by a court on conviction, and the circumstances in which they could be made. I am very much obliged to the work that Justice has done on that point. The amendments would allow the court, in addition to making remedial orders, to order the organisation in question to take steps to prevent further occurrences of the breach in question—particularly relevant in cases where the breach is not ongoing—to publicise its conviction and any associated convictions and to make reparation to the family of the deceased, the public or any section of the public. We hope that such orders would act as a greater deterrent than a fine alone. Amendments No. 85 and 86 are very straightforward. They would permit the orders to be made without there being a prosecution application. I beg to move.