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Trends in Health and Safety Prosecution
With guidelines now in effect, Mark Preston looks at the how the HSE has been prosecuting health and safety infringements. In 2016 the Health & Safety Sentencing Guidelines came into […]
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Posted Mobile Phone Offences to Push Insurance Costs Up
By now most people will know of the recent changes regarding mobile phone penalties – £200 fine, and 6 points via fixed penalty if stopped, and much higher fines if […]
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Health and Safety: When You Can get Sent Down…
And when your company can be fined out of existence. Mark Preston summarises the new sentencing guidelines The health and safety industry is bracing itself for new sentencing guidelines that […]
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Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences
The Sentencing Council’s three-month consultation on new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences has now closed. [...]