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Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

I very much welcome the introduction of a statutory duty of candour, something the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb), wrote into our 2010 manifesto. May I ask the Secretary of State about his plans to prosecute if the fundamental standards are breached, which is an important step with regard to corporate criminal accountability? In drafting those standards, will he ensure that advice is sought from the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Health and Safety Executive and others to ensure that the wording is clear and fit for purpose so that when a prosecution takes place there is no hiding behind the language in those fundamental standards?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
570 c1104 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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