EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 2(2) of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (“the Act”) by inserting further categories of persons held in custody to the list of those to whom a relevant duty of care is owed by reason of section 2(1)(d) of the Act; namely, those detained in custody areas at offices of the UK Border Agency, and those detained in service custody premises which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence. Article 2(4) amends section 2(7) of the Act by inserting definitions for “customs premises” and “service custody premises”. These are supplemental to the amendments made to section 2(2). The amendments come into force on 1st September 2011.