Amendment of section 2 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 20072

1

Section 2 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (meaning of “relevant duty of care”) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (a) of subsection (2), for “or police station” substitute “, a police station or customs premises”.

3

After that paragraph insert—

aa

he is detained in service custody premises;

4

In subsection (7)—

a

after the definition of “custodial institution” insert—

  • “customs premises” means premises wholly or partly occupied by persons designated under section 3 (general customs officials) or 11 (customs revenue officials) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;

b

after the definition of “secure accommodation” insert—

  • “service custody premises” has the meaning given by section 300(7) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.