<p>The risks from asbestos are to both employees and non-employees so the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not separate the two. Asbestos- specific offences may also be grouped together with other offences and prosecuted under the general provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The numbers of fines imposed only under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and 2012 for each year from 2010 are set out below but other penalties are available and used by the courts:</p><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of fines</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 - 2011</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 - 2012</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 2019</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 2020</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 - 2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 - 2022</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2023</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table>