§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to implement the 1996 recommendations of the Law Commission on the issue of corporate killing. [94821]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Government are well aware of the weaknesses in the current law on corporate manslaughter. An interdepartmental working group878W of officials, which includes a member of the Law Commission, is currently considering the recommendations made in the Law Commission's report Number 237, "Legislating the Criminal Code: Involuntary Manslaughter".
We expect to receive the conclusions of the interdepartmental working group within the next few weeks and will then consider the way forward.