Clause 1
Health and Safety (Offences) Bill
9:30 am
Greg Pope (Hyndburn, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss new clause 1—Fines —
‘After section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, there is inserted—
“33A Fines
(1) The level of the fine imposed, subject to the maximum stipulated in Schedule 3A, shall be determined by, amongst other relevant considerations, the financial assets and income of the person or employer concerned.
(2) The maximum fines in Schedule 3A shall, by order made by statutory instrument, be increased, on 1st January, annually by the increase in the general level of earnings for the year to the previous 31st March.”’.