Care Home and Trust Charged with Corporate Manslaughter Over 2022 Lake Accident
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What happened
The Crown Prosecution Service charged Burdon Grange Care Home Limited and South West Lakes Trust with two counts of corporate manslaughter. The charges relate to the deaths of Alison Tilsley and Alex Wood, who drowned when a wheelchair accessible boat capsized at Roadford Lake in Devon in June 2022. Both organizations were charged with failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
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Why it matters
The charges allege failures by the care home and trust regarding the health and safety of employees and non-employees, respectively. This legal action carries significant regulatory and financial risk for the organizations involved.
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Who's involved
- Crown Prosecution ServiceFiled the corporate manslaughter charges against the care home and trust.
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The entities involved
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Crown Prosecution Service
United Kingdom government non-ministerial department