There has been a general decline in health and safety inspection and enforcement by local authorities since 2010 principally due to reduced funding and competing priorities, according to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health (APPGOSH). According to their recent report, “Local Authorities and Health and Safety”: the overall number of inspections and … Continue Reading
Introduction The UK Government has recently published its response to the Triennial Review of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). One of the areas considered in the Review was how the HSE is funded and, in particular, the Fees for Intervention regime (FFI). FFI in a nutshell FFI was introduced under regulations 23 to 25 of … Continue Reading
