§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals there are to serve a Crown notice of improvement on the Employment Service, requiring a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks of violence to staff to be carried out at the Camberwell jobcentre; and if he will make a statement. [5888]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordEnforcement is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive. I am informed that a notice of intention to serve an improvement notice was given to the Employment Service on 16 September 1996, in accordance with HSE procedures.
242WThe response to the notice of intention is still under discussion with the Employment Service and appointed safety representatives.