§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions have been undertaken for failing to report industrial accidents in each year up to and including 1990.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is available only for the years 1981 to 1988–89 and is given in the following table:
Prosecution action taken by HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates and local authorities under NADOR and RIDDOR 1981 to 1988–891 Date of hearing Number of informations laid 1981 25 1982 230 1983 55 1984 43 1985 102 1986–87 102 1987–88 191 1988–89 179 1 Provisional. 2 Action taken by HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates only. NADOR—The Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1980. RIDDOR—The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985.