LRD guides and handbook October 2024

Health and Safety Law 2024

The guideline also sets out a range of penalties for individuals who have breached health and safety law, including prison sentences of up to two years for offences involving a very high level of culpability and high risk of harm. Courts must consider whether to disqualify an offender from being a company director for a maximum of 15 years in the Crown Court or five years in the magistrates’ court.