| Sentencing Proposals for Corporate Manslaughter |
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Companies found guilty of the new corporate manslaughter offence could be fined 10% of their annual turnover, under proposals which have been published recently. The Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) said firms could be fined an even higher sum for a particularly serious offence, or if they had previous convictions. The new offence - due to come into force next April - is designed to make it easier to prosecute companies whose negligence causes death. A report by the SAP said its recommendations could lead to larger fines than those previously handed out by the courts for health and safety offences. It also suggested that large national companies convicted of the crime could be forced to publish details of the case in a newspaper, TV or radio advert. The legislation will allow courts to impose a "publicity order" to name and shame offenders.
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