§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers have (a) been cautioned and (b) been prosecuted, and with what result, for infringement of Regulation 28 of the Electricity Regulations 1908 in each year of the last five years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyIn 1981 there was a prosecution for breach of regulation 28 of the Electricity Regulations 1908. The employer was convicted and fined £50. Figures for cautions are not kept centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers have (a) been cautioned and (b) been prosecuted, and with what results, for infringement of the Electricity (Factories Act) Special Regulations 1908 and 1944 in each of the last five years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe number of employers prosecuted for infringement of these regulations in 1980–84 inclusive, and the results are included in the following table.
Year Employers Prosecuted Informations Conviction Total fines £ 1980 31 66 66 14,050 1981 21 47 47 7,225 1982 32 61 55 12,480 1983 29 56 54 15,500 1984 31 62 61 11,770 Figures for cautions are not kept centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.