Law Commission consultation on homicide offences - Easy Read

Overview

This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. 

The Government has asked us to look at the law about homicide. Homicide is when a person kills another person. Many people think the current law of homicide is not fair or clear enough.

In this consultation we are asking questions about the homicide offences. We will hold a public consultation on defences and sentencing in future. 

For more information about this project click here.

We recommend that consultees read the homicide offences Easy Read paper before answering these questions. The full consultation paper and a shorter summary are also available but these are not in Easy Read.

About the Law Commission: We are the Law Commission of England and Wales. We look at the law and make recommendations to the Government. Our recommendations suggest changes to make the law better. It is up to the Government if they want to follow our recommendations. The Law Commission is independent of Government. For more information about the Law Commission please click here.

Responses to this consultation: We may publish or disclose information you provide us in response to this consultation, including personal information. For more information on how we consult and how we may use responses to the consultation, please see page ii of the consultation paper. For information about how we handle your personal data, please see our privacy notice.