Law Commission consultation on homicide offences

Overview

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

We are conducting a review of the law of homicide and considering the need for reform to improve its clarity, coherence, fairness and effectiveness. The review is divided into three strands; homicide offences, defences (including partial defences to murder and full defences applicable to homicide) and sentencing. In this consultation we are asking questions about the homicide offences. We will hold a public consultation on defences and sentencing in future. 

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We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper on homicide offences before responding to the consultation. A shorter summary is also available. Consultees do not need to answer all the questions if they are only interested in some aspects of the consultation. 

About the Law Commission: The Law Commission is a statutory body, created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 (“the 1965 Act”) for the purpose of promoting the reform of the law. It is an advisory Non Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). 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.