HSE to take pupil death case to House of Lords

The HSE has applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to the House of Lords in the case of Regina (Health and Safety Executive) v. James Godfrey Joseph Porter (2008), where a head teacher was convicted for health and safety offences following the death of a child who jumped off steps on the school grounds.  

Nursery pupil Kian Williams received head injuries after he jumped from the steps at the private Hillgrove School in 2004. He later contracted MRSA and died. &nbs... (115 more words)

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