Offences and penalties 2004/05 - Table 8 - Penalties imposed by the courts following work-related fatalities

Year of verdict *	Total penalty	Average penalty per case	Average penalty per conviction**
1999/00	£1,618,250	£24,896	£16,683
2000/01	£1,577,250	£21,030	£13,597
2001/02	£4,376,300	£37,727	£24,586
2002/03	£2,387,137	£31,410	£23,176
2003/04	£3,540,300	£43,707	£27,876
2004/05p	£2,867,250	£42,795	£29,867

p=provisional

* Data includes fatalities from 1998/99 onwards

** In some cases defendants were convicted of more than one offence

Data in this table exclude certain industries, namely chemicals, mining, railways and offshore work.

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