Ministers support new Health and Safety Offences Act

Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have expressed ‘delight’ at the upcoming implementation of an Act which will increase penalties on those who break health and safety rules.

The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 comes into force in January. Amending Section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it raises the maximum penalties which can be imposed by lower court on those who breach health and safety legislation from £5,000 to £20,000.

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