Prosecutions
Over the last five years, the number of cases prosecuted by HSE, local authorities and, in Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service* has remained fairly constant.
In the latest year:
- HSE* prosecuted 584 cases, with a conviction secured in 537 cases (conviction rate of 92%)
- HSE* prosecuted 969 offences of health and safety, resulting in 780 convictions, a conviction rate of 80%
- Duty holders found guilty of health and safety offences received fines totalling £15.6 million, an average penalty of £20 056 per offence
- Local authorities* prosecuted 96 cases, with a conviction secured in 93 cases
- Local authorities* prosecuted 196 offences, resulting in 188 convictions, a conviction rate of 96%
- Duty holders found guilty of health and safety offences received fines totalling £1.3 million, an average penalty of £6 891 per offence
Figure 1: Number of prosecution cases resulting in at least one conviction instituted by HSE, local authorities and, in Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service* (2007/08 – 2011/12p)
* In Scotland HSE and local authorities investigate potential offences but cannot institute legal proceedings. HSE and local authorities send a report to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). COPFS makes the final decision whether to institute legal proceedings and which offences are taken.
Further information is also available in the enforcement suite of tables.
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