96—(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 96 in operation at 29.1.2016 by S.R. 2015/418, art. 2(b)