Offences and penalties 2004/05 - key statistics

Key enforcement statistics 2004-5

712 cases were prosecuted following investigation by HSE
95% of all prosecutions resulted in conviction
The average penalty for HSE cases was £18,765
The largest penalty imposed was £2 million, on a railway company

Figure 1 Number of cases prosecuted following HSE investigation, 2000/01 – 2004/05p
Figure 2 Number of notices served by HSE, 2000/01 – 2004/05
Figure 3 Average penalty per case prosecuted following investigation by HSE’s Field Operations Directorate, 2000/01 – 2004/05p
Figure 4 Average penalty per case prosecuted following HSE investigation, Great Britain and separately for England, Scotland and Wales, 2003/04 – 2004/05p
Figure 5 Average penalty per offence, 2003/04 – 2004/05p
Figure 6 Number of offences prosecuted and those resulting in conviction, 2000/01-2004/5p
Figure 7 Number of improvement notices served by HSE by industry, 2003/04-2004/05p
Figure 7.1 Improvement notices served by HSE, percentage of notices by industry, 2004/05p
Figure 8 Number of prohibition notices served by HSE by industry, 2004/05p
Figure 8.1 Prohibition notices served by HSE, percentage of notices by industry, 2004/05p

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