Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 1:58 pm on 16 October 2012.
The 1974 Act does not give that protection, because a test of negligence is not required to proceed with a prosecution. In future, proof of negligence will be required to bring a case. It will be possible to bring a civil action for a breach of common-law duty of care only on the basis that the employer has been negligent.