Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Hepburn (Labour), on Monday, 22 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 33 members in total.

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CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES

That this House is alarmed that the length of time between a construction fatal accident occurring and a prosecution beginning is increasing, as in 2014-15 the average time between a construction fatal accident and a prosecution starting was 879 days; believes these delays are intolerable and for the families involved justice delayed must feel like justice denied; views with extreme concern that although the number of fatalities in construction has declined the percentage of prosecutions following a construction death being undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fallen considerably and in 2010-11 the HSE managed to mount a prosecution in just 31 per cent of fatal accidents, and subsequent years reveal similarly low rates of prosecutions; and resolves to ensure that companies guilty in causing the death of a worker do not avoid justice and that delays in prosecuting companies are dramatically reduced.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1117 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Dennis Skinner

Kelvin Hopkins

Lord Cryer

Jim Cunningham

Liz Saville Roberts

Subjects

Administration of justice Death Construction Health and safety

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk