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Dangerous Driving

Proceeding contribution from Robert Buckland (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 January 2014. It occurred during Backbench debate on Dangerous Driving.

My hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) made an excellent point. The advantage of a manslaughter charge is that it is not necessary to prove a specific intent; what happened may have been the result of a reckless act. As my hon. Friend rightly said, sentencing powers are at large. Is not the issue the way in which we charge offenders? Are we not in danger of limiting the options of the courts by opting for charges such as causing death, which, although convenient and appropriate, may not fully reflect the gravity of the acts committed?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
574 c698 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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