Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

These amendments make minor and drafting amendments to the Bill. This group deals with several amendments made in the other place by the Government to make technical and non-substantive changes to the Bill. Amendment No. 33 introduces a new interpretation clause which gathers together several definitions previously dispersed throughout the Bill. It also provides definitions of ““employee””, ““employers association””, ““partnership”” and ““trade union”” following the extension of the Bill to certain unincorporated bodies. Amendments Nos. 4, 7 to 9, 11, 14, 16 to 18, 24, 26 and 33 are consequential on the new clause. Amendments Nos. 12, 13 and 15 correct two earlier oversights and make minor changes to clause 6 to ensure that it applies comprehensively to NHS bodies and those working on their behalf. Specifically, they add the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers to the range of potential commissioners of ambulance or transport services to which clause 6 applies, and they correct the earlier omission of strategic health authorities. Amendment 34 clarifies that separate commencement of the Bill’s provisions is possible, while other amendments in this group—Amendments Nos. 19, 20, 21, 23 and 26—make minor drafting and technical changes. With that explanation, I hope that the House will support the amendments.