PART 9MISCELLANEOUS
Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm
96Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm
1
Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
in paragraph (a) after “dies” insert “or suffers serious physical harm”;
b
in paragraph (d) for “V’s death” substitute “the death or serious physical harm”.
3
In subsection (3)(a) for “V’s death” substitute “the death or serious physical harm”.
4
In subsection (4)(b) for “V’s death” substitute “the death or serious physical harm”.
5
In subsection (7) after “this section” insert “of causing or allowing a person’s death”.
6
After that subsection insert—
8
A person guilty of an offence under this section of causing or allowing a person to suffer serious physical harm is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine, or to both.
7
For the cross-heading before section 5 substitute “Causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die or suffer serious physical harm”.
8
Schedule 6 (which contains amendments consequential on this section) has effect.