In Grenfell Inquiry, U.K. Weighs 2 Types of Manslaughter Charge<br />Under Britain’s Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, the senior management of an organization — such as a company, a government department or a police force — can be taken to court on charges of causing death through "a gross breach of a relevant duty of care." In effect: If an organization did not live up to its duties to keep a person safe,<br />and a person died because of it, it is at risk of prosecution.<br />The comments came after investigators said in July<br />that they may charge the organizations that managed Grenfell Tower with corporate manslaughter — a rarer charge — under laws in Britain that allow for organizations, not just individuals, to be prosecuted.<br />If the organizations that managed Grenfell Tower are charged, prosecutors would have to prove<br />that senior managers had been involved in decisions that led to the deaths.<br />One part of the 2007 law on corporate manslaughter states<br />that issues like the allocation of public resources do not amount to a "duty of care" — basically, a government prioritizing certain interests over others by making particular funding decisions is not at risk.<br />19, 2017<br />LONDON — The fire in June at Grenfell Tower in London, which killed around 80 people, prompted a wave of anger in Britain.<br />Celia Wells said that We don’t want to blame the worker,
