The number of enforcement and prohibition notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in construction in 2019/20 fell by 32%, while the average value of fines per conviction halved, new figures have revealed.
The HSE issued 2,030 notices in 2019/20 (1,086 prohibition notices and 944 enforcement notices), compared to 2,969 the previous year.
Meanwhile, the average value of fines per conviction has halved. In 2019/20, the average fine per conviction was £60,000, down from £126,000 the year before. In 2019/20, there were 143 prosecution cases and 137 convictions (96%), with a total of £8.3m in fines. The year before, there were 157 prosecutions and 146 convictions (93%), leading to £18.5m in fines.
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