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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

So, you know how when someone does something really bad, they can get in trouble with the law and go to jail? Well, sometimes a group of people who work for a big company can do something really bad that causes someone to die. This is called corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide.

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a law in the United Kingdom that makes it a crime for a company to cause someone's death through its actions, as opposed to an individual person who might have caused the death. So, if a company was really careless or did something wrong that caused someone to die, they can be held responsible for it just like a person would be.

This law is important because it makes sure that companies are careful and responsible in the way that they do things, so that nobody gets hurt or killed as a result of their actions. It also makes sure that if something does go wrong, companies can be held accountable for it and face consequences.