Lord Chancellor announces 'deterrent' penalties to come

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The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, has announced that the UK government will increase the penalties available to the courts for breaching health and safety rules. The fines in the lower courts will be extended to most offences and imprisonment will also be an option. The British Safety Council estimates that nearly 300 workers a year are killed at work, while over 2 million suffer a work-related illness and a similar number are injured at work. Accidents at work are thought to cost the British economy up to 18 billion pounds sterling a year.

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Bereaved families to know prosecution dates

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The Health and Safety Executive's Field Operations Division has instructed its 1,400 inspectors to keep the bereaved informed of the facts and results of their investigations and to explain their actions. They are also obliged to identify the date and place of any prosecution relating to the death. In 1991, 538 people were killed after accidents at work. The policy change is welcomed by Ann Elvin, coordinator for the Relative Support Group for Justice having campaigned for such a move.

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Rehabilitation v. compensation

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The resolution of workers' personal injury claims is discussed. The provisions of a voluntary code of practice by the insurance industry and the benefits of rehabilitation and job retention over compensation are examined.

United Kingdom, Personal injuries, Liability for workplace accidents, Accident law

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