Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

There is a problem here—is there not?—that many Members of the Committee will be troubled by. Despite the Government’s confetti of exemptions, many public sector organisations, including some that are very closely associated with the DPP, will still come under the aegis of this legislation. There will, therefore, be at least a possible perception of a conflict of interest in the minds of the public. The DPP himself is included in the list of organisations in Schedule 1. I know that we all believe strongly in the integrity of the DPP, but it is the perception here which troubles me considerably—the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Razzall.