What has been happening on health and safety fines? You may know that in 2016, the sentencing council introduced new guidelines for courts, which had a radical effect on increasing Read more…
What has been happening on health and safety fines? You may know that in 2016, the sentencing council introduced new guidelines for courts, which had a radical effect on increasing Read more…
Categories: Blog Fines Health and Safety offences |
18th April 2017 |
Author: Chantal |
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There’s a lot of confusion about the changes to Health and Safety legislation relating to the self employed. A few years ago, a report was undertaken which indicated that self Read more…
Categories: Blog Fines Health and Safety offences Sentencing Council |
15th March 2017 |
Author: Chantal |
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For small businesses with a turnover in the range of £2-10 million which commit Health and Safety offences, new guidelines (brought in on 1 February 2016) suggest the starting point Read more…
Categories: Blog Corporate Manslaughter Fines Health and Safety offences |
18th February 2017 |
Author: Chantal |
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Since the 1 February 2016 the Sentencing Council has introduced new definitive guidelines which the courts have to follow in relation to Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences. This Read more…
Categories: Blog Corporate Manslaughter Fines Health and Safety offences Sentencing Council Video |
19th October 2016 |
Author: Chantal |
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The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. If you run an organisation with a Read more…
Categories: Blog Corporate Manslaughter Fines Health and Safety offences Sentencing Council |
12th October 2016 |
Author: Chantal |
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The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. This took effect on 1 February 2016 Read more…
Categories: Blog Fines H&S Training HSE Legal Obligations |
22nd June 2016 |
Author: Chantal |
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It comes as a surprise to many organisations that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the government inspectorate – can charge for some of their inspections. They are able Read more…
Categories: Blog Fines Health and Safety offences HSE Sentencing Council |
16th June 2016 |
Author: Chantal |
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In 2015 the Sentencing Council, which is a Government body which sets recommendations of fines, consulted on new fines for the levels of penalty for corporate manslaughter and for Health Read more…
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