HC Deb 07 March 1983 vol 38 c325W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many individuals and how many

Prosecutions taken by Health and Safety Inspectorates and Agencies under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 *1981
All cases (excluding local authorities)
Informations laid 373 658 706 644 654 477
Convictions
Number 330 576 617 558 575 410
Percentage 88 88 87 87 88 86
Withdrawn
Number 19 46 43 39 44 29
Percentage 5 7 6 6 7 6
Dismissed
Number 24 35 46 47 35 38
Percentage 6 5 7 7 5 8
Average fine per conviction £131 £121 £148 £214 £233 £222
Local authorities
Informations laid 18 34 194 156 277 243
Convictions
Number 17 34 164 120 240 216
Percentage 94 100 85 77 87 8
* Provisional.

General note to table: One case can cover several informations. Information for 1982 is not yet available. Details for 1975 are not available as the Act was introduced at various stages throughout that year, and comprehensive records were not collated. Full details about the results of local authority prosecutions are not available.

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