The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about risk aversion. Perhaps he would care to remind the House that the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions is a necessary pre-condition of prosecution. That would take account of many anxieties that underpin the Secretary of State’s demand for five to seven years.
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 18 July 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill.
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