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Killing bill outra
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THE LATEST dithering over the government's flagship corporate killing bill has been roundly criticised by road safety organisations and trade associations.
Reports in the national press claim the government is unlikely to deliver its much-delayed corporate killing bill until after the next general elections despite previous manifesto promises to the contrary.
This unwillingness to take action follows reported concerns from within Whitehall that the law, which is intended to hold senior managers within companies to account for unlawful deaths, could also be used to prosecute senior civil servants and local government officers.
Mary Williams, chief executive of the road safety campaign group Brake says: "I'm disappointed it's been delayed. You'd think they would have the wit to get the legislation right in light of the people who have already been killed in corporate outrages.
"The people writing the law are in confusion, with the biggest issue for the Home Office relating to corporate liability or a named individual. It should be down to individuals because they can be imprisoned companies can already be fined by the IISE."
The FTA adds: -We have to be disappointed that future legislation remains uncertain even after all these years.We've been looking at this for the past six years."