Local authorities (LAs) provide data annually to HSE on their health and safety intervention, enforcement and prosecution activity.
How the data is shared
The data is captured on a form known as an ‘LAE1’ and is submitted by LAs to HSE.
You can find a blank version of the LAE1 proforma.
HSE publishes the annual return data to allow LAs to benchmark and peer review their activity.
Note: due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the response rate was lower than normal for the year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and no data was collected for 2020/21.
Previous data
You can find LAE1 Annual Returns data 1 from April 2019 to 31 March 2024.
Prosecutions by LA health and safety enforcement officers
The National Local Authority Enforcement Code encourages LAs to publicise details of their intervention, enforcement and prosecution activity to encourage local accountability. LAs share this information with HSE to allow the preparation of national data.
LAs provide HSE with details of prosecutions taken under health and safety legislation via an online survey. This information is collated annually and contributes to the national enforcement statistics.
HSE publishes details of prosecutions taken during the last 5 years providing a single data source for LAs to benchmark their activity or for anyone wanting to know about the enforcement activity of one or more local authorities.
For further information on specific cases please contact the prosecuting LA directly.
You can find more information on local authority enforcement.