The Home Office officially announced the final version of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill in July. Home Office Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said, “This Government is committed to ensuring we have a criminal justice system that protects the public and puts victims first. The UK has a very strong health and safety record. This is not about changing standards or imposing extra burdens on business but supporting well managed companies by targeting those who are cutting costs and taking unjustified risks with people's safety.”

He continued, “For too long the law has made it extremely difficult to bring to justice large companies whose management failure has resulted in death.” Under current law a company can only be convicted of corporate manslaughter if there is enough evidence to find a single senior person guilty.