HC Deb 31 January 2000 vol 343 cc401-2W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many and what type of enforcement notices were issued following failure to comply with(a) the Health and Safety Consultation of Employees Regulations 1996 and (b) the Safety Representatives and Safety Committee Regulations 1977 in each year since the regulations were in force. [106780]

Mr. Meacher

The numbers of requirements on enforcement notices under the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996, and their type, issued by HSE inspectors for the years the regulations have been in force are given in the following table:

Requirements on notices issued by HSE under the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
Type of notice
Year Improvement Immediate prohibition
1996–97 1
1997–98 3
1998–991 1 2
1 Provisional

According to available information, one improvement notice was issued by HSE inspectors under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 in 1984.

Information on enforcement notices issued by local authority inspectors, who also enforce these regulations, is not available on a regulation-by-regulation basis.