HC Deb 21 January 1985 vol 71 c284W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Inspectorate for the illegal employment of children; and how many cases and convictions were involved for each year since 1979.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The table shows details of prosecutions for illegal employment of children taken by the Health and Safety Executive's inspectors. Prosecutions taken by other authorities for the illegal employment of children are not reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

Employers prosecuted *Informations laid Convictions
1979 9 14 13
1980 8 18 18
1981 4 5 5
1982 3 10 10
1983† 3 8 8
* One case can cover several informations.
† Provisional.