Corporate Manslaughter Statistics UK: Prosecutions and Fines
Online CPD Academy
https://onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/corporate-manslaughter-statistics-uk
Reviewed 15 October 2026

The latest parliamentary answer records one corporate manslaughter prosecution case with a conviction in England and Wales in 2025, and none in 2026 as reported on 21 September. These provisional CPS manual records are separate from the earlier financial-year prosecution totals below.

STATISTICS

Cases with a corporate manslaughter conviction: 1
2025 | England and Wales

Cases with a corporate manslaughter conviction: 0
2026, as reported 21 September | England and Wales

Cases with a corporate manslaughter conviction: 2
2024 | England and Wales

Prosecutions / convictions in financial-year disclosure: 13 / 10
2022/23–2024/25 | England and Wales
Separate historical series; do not combine with calendar-year cases.

COVERAGE
CPS data for England and Wales. Calendar-year conviction cases come from the parliamentary answer of 21 September 2026; 2026 is a partial year. Separate financial-year and historical disclosures overlap and must not be combined.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. Attorney General’s Office — Corporate manslaughter conviction cases, HL2486
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-22/HL2486

2. CPS — Prosecutions relating to Corporate Manslaughter
https://www.cps.gov.uk/foi/2024/prosecutions-relating-corporate-manslaughter

3. Sentencing Council — Corporate manslaughter definitive guideline
https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/corporate-manslaughter

4. HSE — Corporate manslaughter frequently asked questions
https://www.hse.gov.uk/corpmanslaughter/faqs.htm

5. Attorney General’s Office — Corporate Manslaughter: Prosecutions, HL9671
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-21/HL9671/