Police study British child death law - National - theage.com.au:
"Laws introduced in England in March under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act. five of that act creates a new offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult. It carries a maximum penalty of 14 years' jail. According to Britain's Home Office, the law applies to 'the person who caused the death and to other members of the household who stood by and did not take reasonable steps to protect the victim'."
