§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many companies have been convicted of offences under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in each of the last five years for648W which records are available; how many and what percentage were convicted and acquitted, respectively; and what penalties were imposed on those convicted;
(2) how many individuals have been convicted of offences under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in each of the last five years for which records are 649W available; how many and what percentage were convicted and acquitted, respectively; and what penalties were imposed on those convicted.
§ Mr. NichollsCentrally available statistics from the records of the Health and Safety Executive's factory and
Informations laid under Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act Great Britain HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates Result Local authorities Fines Informations laid Conviction Withdrawn Dismissed Not known Lowest1 Highest Average Informations laid Convictions 1983 Number 345 276 22 28 19 50 3000 363 168 131 Percentage 100 80 6 8 6 100 78 1984 Number 328 275 24 24 5 20 12,000 424 189 170 Percentage 100 84 7 7 2 100 90 1985 Number 378 309 23 33 13 50 30,000 618 142 124 Percentage 100 82 6 9 3 100 87 1986 Q1 Number 85 74 2 7 2 25 2,000 582 2— 2— Percentage 100 88 2 8 2 1986–87 Number 295 238 24 23 10 25 5,500 653 208 170 Percentage 100 81 8 8 3 100 82 1987–883 Number 333 261 25 31 16 50 250,000 1,609 2— 2— Percentage 100 78 8 9 5 1 Excludes cases which resulted in conviction but there was no fine. 2 Not available. 3 Provisional.
§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many companies have been convicted of offences under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in each of the last five years for which records are available; how many and what percentage were convicted and acquitted, respectively; and what penalties were imposed on those convicted;
(2) how many individuals have been convicted of offences under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in each of the last five years for which records are
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Informations laid under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act Great Britain Great Britian HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates Result Local authorities Fines Informations laid Conviction Withdrawn Dismissed Not known Lowest1 Highest Average Informations laid Convictions 1983 Number 140 115 7 15 3 40 2,500 338 49 39 Percentage 100 82 5 11 2 100 80 1984 Number 150 121 13 12 4 100 10,000 493 40 35 Percentage 100 81 9 8 2 100 88 1985 Number 162 120 25 15 2 50 8,000 589 44 41 Percentage 100 74 16 9 1 100 93 1986 Q1 Number 63 53 4 3 3 100 1,250 404 2— 2— Percentage 100 84 6 5 5 1986–87 Number 186 135 21 22 8 50 5,000 585 83 68 Percentage 100 73 11 12 4 100 82 1987–883 Number 195 158 16 7 14 20 500,000 3,731 2— 2— Percentage 100 81 8 4 7 1 Excludes cases which resulted in conviction but where there was no fine. 2 Not available. 3 Provisional. agriculture inspectorates and of local authorities which include almost all the relevant proceedings are given in the table these.do.not.distinguish.between companies and individuals but the large majority of proceeding are against companies
available; how many and what percentage were convicted and acquitted, respectively; and what penalties were imposed on those convicted.
§ Mr. NichollsCentrally available statistics from the records of the Health and Safety Executive's factory and agricultural inspectorates and of local authorities which include almost all the relevant proceedings are given in the table. These do not distinguish between companies and individuals but the large majority of proceedings are against companies.
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§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many individual employees were convicted under section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in each of the last five years for which records are available; how many and what percentage were convicted and acquitted, respectively; and what penalties were imposed on those convicted.
§ Mr. NichollsTwo individual employees have been prosecuted under section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in the last five years—one in 1987 and one in 1985. Both were convicted. The sentences were a £200 fine and a conditional discharge.