Health and Safety Executive

Offences and penalties 2004/05 - Table 9 - Number of separate offences prosecuted, those resulting in conviction, and average penalty

Great Britain

England

Scotland

Wales

Type of court

Year

All

Higher

Lower

All

Higher

Lower

All

Higher

Lower

All

Higher

Lower

Offences

prosecuted

03/04

1,720

364

1356

1347

314

1033

295

40

255

78

10

68

04/05P

1,267

237

1030

1021

220

801

163

10

153

83

7

76

Convictions

03/04

1,317

261

1056

1127

236

891

125

18

107

65

7

58

04/05P

999

189

810

836

179

657

89

6

83

74

4

70

Average penalty per

03/04

£9,633

£32,216

£4,052

£9,360

£29,057

£4,143

£10,782

£53,611

£3,578

12,155

83,714

3,519

conviction

04/05P

£12,642

£46,388

£4,767

£13,608

£47,220

£4,450

£9,383

£35,833

£7,470

5,644

25,000

4,538

p=provisional

Whereas in England and Wales prosecutions are brought by HSE, in Scotland the Procurator Fiscal prosecutes on the basis of HSE reports. He may decide not to prosecute all charges and this affects the number of convictions in Scotland.


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