Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

A 2018 Sentencing Council guideline recommends prison sentences of up to 18 years for employers found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter whose “long-standing and serious disregard for the safety of employees, motivated by cost-cutting, has led to someone being killed”.

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