Are proposals to give penalties to firms breaching legislation a “backward step”?

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called proposals to hand out penalties to firms in breach of regulations, a backward step.

The Macrory Review, which ends its first consultation period on Friday (18 August), is looking into the reform of regulatory sanctioning regimes, with the final report expected later this year.

As Workplace Law previously reported the Review’s interim report, published in May, said that the current system is heavily reliant on criminal prosecution. It ... (382 more words)

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