Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 15 March 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will assess the effect on the number of prosecutions for health and safety offences of reductions in the budget of the Health and Safety Executive.
I do not expect there to be any significant effect on the number of prosecutions for health and safety offences because of reductions in the budget of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Almost all of the prosecutions for health and safety offences arise from the investigation of accidents, incidents and complaints. HSE has no plans to reduce the resources available for such investigations.
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