Contents

• Why HSE issues Enforcement Notices?

• Background to HSE's Notices system                    

• What information can I find?

• What information is not available?

• Glossary of terms

• What types of search are supported?

• How to access and use:
  • Simple search
  • Advanced search
  • Geographical search
  • Industry search

• How to start a search?

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  Why HSE issue Enforcement Notices?

  Our inspectors normally enforce health and safety standards by giving advice on how to comply with the law. Sometimes we must order people to make improvements by issuing them with a notice. If necessary, HSE may prosecute recipients for non-compliance with a notice. Inspectors follow HSE's enforcement policy to decide on the most appropriate action to take.

  HSE issue notices to companies and individuals for breaches of health and safety law. The notice may involve one or more instances where the recipient has failed to comply with health and safety law - each one of these is called a "Breach". This site provides information on both Notices and Breaches.

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  Background to HSE's Notices system

  The Notices system replaces the public 'paper' register of enforcement notices currently maintained and available for scrutiny at HSE's area offices . The word 'register' is taken to mean a list or number of lists.

  It provides a more 'self-service' approach to HSE's enforcement information and contains greater detail than the paper register.

  You will find details of all notices issued in the UK, on or after 1st April 2001, excluding those under appeal or withdrawn after issue.

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  What information can I find?

  The Notices system can be used to find details of:-

  Notices : details of all notices issued in the UK, dating back to 1996.  Including notices were the process was discontinued or were withdrawn by the field professional.

  Breaches : details of the Breaches of HSE Acts or Regulations in the UK

  Notices and related Breaches are linked within the system, so you can move easily between details of a particular Notice and the related Breaches.

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  What information is not available?

  The Notices system will not provide information about:

• Notices issued in Ireland  - refer to the websites for Health & Safety Authority (Republic of Ireland) and the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland.

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  What types of Search are supported?

  There are four types of Search supported:-

  Simple : finds details of Notices using a single search criteria.  

  e.g. find all Notices where the Recipient's name was "Jones Bakery Ltd".

  Advanced : finds details of Notices using multiple search criteria.  

  e.g. find all Improvement Notices for a particular industry where the Date Notice was issued is between two given dates.

  Geographical : finds details of Notices using location information.  

  e.g. find all Improvement Notices issued in a specific Region within England, Scotland or Wales.

  Industry : finds details of Notices relating to a specific industry or work activity. 

  e.g. find all Prohibition Notices issued in the Manufacturing industry.

  e.g. find all Notices relating to the installation of electrical wiring and fitting.

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  How to start a search

  To initiate a search of the Notices system, you can either use the Search buttons within the Navigation Bar along the top of every screen or you can use one of the four search buttons listed on the Home Page.   The Enforcement Notices Home Page is shown below.

  

   

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