Section 96 Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harmI1

(1)

Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) after “dies” insert “ or suffers serious physical harm ”;

(b)

in paragraph (d) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(3)

In subsection (3)(a) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(4)

In subsection (4)(b) for “V's death” substitute “ the death or serious physical harm ”.

(5)

In subsection (7) after “this section” insert “ of causing or allowing a person's death ”.

(6)

After that subsection insert—

“(8)
A person guilty of an offence under this section of causing or allowing a person to suffer serious physical harm is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to a fine, or to both.”.

(7)

For the cross-heading before section 5 substitute “ Causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die or suffer serious physical harm ”.

(8)

Schedule 6 (which contains amendments consequential on this section) has effect.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 96 in operation at 29.1.2016 by S.R. 2015/418, art. 2(b)