The general run of fines imposed for Health and Safety breaches is too low. Penalties should be increased where the standards were compromised for cost cutting, for the degree of lapse, and where a fatality resulted. The same standards apply for both small and large companies, but there can still be no general tariff.
Citations:
Gazette 13-Jan-1999, Gazette 03-Feb-1999, Times 27-Nov-1998, [1999] 2 All ER 249, [1998] EWCA Crim 3154, (1999) 163 JP 359, [1999] Crim LR 238, [1999] IRLR 434
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Statutes:
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Yorkshire Water Services Ltd CACD 16-Nov-2001
The defendant company was sentenced for supplying water which was below standard. The fine imposed was calculated according to the number of consumers affected.
Held: When considering the level of fine, the court should look to, the degree of . .
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Health and Safety, Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.156028