HC Deb 28 February 1977 vol 927 cc38-40W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions have been brought under Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and the various subsections thereof, respectively, of the Health and Safety at Work Act; how many prosecutions have led to convictions; and what penalties have been imposed during each six month period during which the Act has been in force.

Mr. John Grant

The Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission has provided the information shown in the following table, which relates to prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive only. Comparable information is not available on cases brought by local authorities or by bodies acting on an agency basis for the executive. No cases were brought in the periods in question under Sections 5 or 9.

PROSECUTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 2 TO 9 OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC. ACT 1974
Period Period Period
1st April 1975 to 30th September 1975 30th September 1975 to 31st March 1976 1st April 1976 to 30th September 1976
Section and subsection of Act Informations laid Convictions Withdrawn Dismissed Penalties Informations laid Convictions Withdrawan Dismissed Penalties Informations laid Convictions Withdrawan Dismissed Penalties
£ £ £
2(1) … — — — — — 46 41 3 2 9,095 67 60 4 3 11,045
2(2)(a) … 3 3 — — 800 37 36 — 1 4,660 11 11 — — 1,950
2(2)(b) … 1 1 — — 250 2 2 — — 250 — — — — —
2(2)(c) … — — — — — 17 13 3 1 1,295 4 3 — 1 800
2(2)(d) … 1 1 — — 200 9 9 — — 1,285 1 1 — — 300
2(2)(e) … — — — — — 1 1 — — 75 — — — — —
2(3) … — — — — — 1 1 — — Admonition (Scottish case) 1 1 — — 10
3(1) … 1 — 1 — — 16 14 — 2 1,810 12 11 — 1 1,225
3(2) … — — — — — 1 1 — — 20 8 7 1 — 180
4(1) … — — — — — 3 3 — — 150 — — — — —
4(2) … 1 1 — — 5 3 3 — — 550 5 1 — 4 150
6(1)(a) … — — — — — 4 4 — — 280 5 5 — — 750
6(1)(c) … — — — — — 1 1 — — 100 — — — — —
6(4)(a) … — — — — — 1 1 — — 50 — — — — —
6(4)(c) … — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 — — 240
7(a) … — — — — — 4 4 — — 255 12 9 2 1 655
8 … — — — — — 1 1 — — 10 1 1 — — 100
TOTAL … 7 6 1 — 1,225 147 135 6 6 19,885 130 113 7 10 17,405