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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The noble Lord has made a very interesting speech, but is it right that negligence and the harm that it does cannot be reflected in imprisonment for any criminal offence? What is the position in relation to health and safety at work? My understanding of the law is that once someone is convicted of what is in effect negligence in relation to providing conditions at work, the court can take such matters into account—for example, if they were negligent and someone lost an eye, that would increase the penalty, and imprisonment would be a possibility. I might be wrong about that.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
815 c1497 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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