§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions for health and safety cases there were (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) in Buckinghamshire in each year since 1997; and what the average fine per offence imposed was in each year. [30054]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities for separate health and safety offences were as follows:
HSE Successful Unsuccessful Average fine (£) (i) Great Britain 1997–98 1,284 343 4,694 1998–99 1,512 247 4,861 1999–2000 1,616 486 6,820 2000–011 1,493 584 6,250 (ii) Buckinghamshire 1997–98 11 — 3,455 1998–99 7 — 5,450 1999–2000 8 3 1,875 2000–011 17 15 5,824 1 Provisional figures Note:
'Unsuccessful' prosecutions includes a number of charges adjorned by the court.
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Local authorities Successful Unsuccessful Average fine (£) (i) Great Britain 1996–97 323 41 1,463 1997–98 440 66 2,224 1998–99 337 87 4,098 1999–2000 322 90 4,595
Local authorities Successful Unsuccessful Average fine (£) (ii) Buckinghamshire 1996–97 — — — 1997–98 — — — 1998–99 5 — 1,500 1999–2000 1 — 1,000 Note:
Local authority data for 2000–01 will not be available until April 2002.