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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of information being laid by the Health and Safety Executive to support a prosecution there have been in each of the last seven years, broken down by region. [197339] Jane Kennedy: In the last seven years, information has been laid following Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigations, as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HSE region 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Wales and West 239 358 366 378 303 Home Counties 166 220 253 321 300 London and South East 219 223 223 204 210 Midlands 258 271 188 303 438 Yorkshire and North East 271 193 239 314 233 North West 142 148 230 234 224 Scotland 171 132 137 181 173 HSE region 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 1 Wales and South West 323 223 191 East and South East 351 239 364 London 93 130 68 Midlands 379 362 343 Yorkshire and North East 297 178 258 North West 178 229 164 Scotland 233 197 255 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional Notes: 1. The annual basis is the planning year from 1 April to 31 March. 2. The number of cases where information was laid in respect of separate offences by HSE in England and Wales and those approved by the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland. 3. The figures for Information laid are those heard in court, based on date of hearing.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1318-20W;426 c1322-4W; 197339

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Inspections Health and safety Health and Safety Executive Prosecutions

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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