Mel Stride, work and pensions secretary, says possibility of prosecution will need to be ‘carefully looked at’ as Commons statement due on compensation
Max Hill, a former director of public prosecutions, said this morning that, although the corporate manslaughter charge could not be used to prosecute people involved in the infected blood scandal, other options were available.
He told Times Radio:
If the evidence is there, there is no bar to an investigation and a prosecution.
Now, sadly, corporate manslaughter came into force as a criminal offence on April 6, 2008 – much too late to deal with this case.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Mel Stride, work and pensions secretary, says possibility of prosecution will need to be ‘carefully looked at’ as Commons statement due on compensationMax Hill, a former director of public prosecutions, said this morning that, although the corporate manslaughter charge could not be used to prosecute people involved in the infected blood scandal, other options were available.He told Times Radio:If the evidence is there, there is no bar to an investigation and a prosecution.Now, sadly, corporate manslaughter came into force as a criminal offence on April 6, 2008 – much too late to deal with this case. Continue reading…
