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2004 Select Committee Inquiry - The report

The Select Committee on the Department of Work and Pensions - which has been undertaking an Inquiry into the work of the Health and Safety Commission/Executive - has recently reported (26 July 2004).

This page allows you to read the main points of the report that are of particular interest to the CCA.

If you want to download the whole report, you can do so by clicking here or you can look at the report on the select committee website, click here

Legislation Issues
New Legislation on Corporate Killing
Other Government Commitments to Legislate
Legislation on Directors Duties
Legislation on Sentencing
Financial Resourcing Issues
Committee's General Position
Inspector Numbers
Levels of Inspections and Investigations
New Prosecution Procedures
Work-Related Road Safety
Occupational Health Inspections
Policy Issues
Enforcement Strategy: Informal v Formal Enforcement
Lack of Enforcement in certain areas
Public Safety
Work-Related Road Safety Issues
Prosecution
Prosecution Levels
Private Prosecutions
Local Authorities
Resource Issues
Consistency of Enforcement
Division between HSE and Local Authority enforcement

If you want to read what the Committee has to say on: HSC challenges, HSC Targets, HSC/E Constitutional Arrangements, Devolution, Changing world of Work including agency and migrant workers, provision of information and advice, consultation with employers, occupational health and insurance, you should look at the final report. If you want to download the whole report, you can do so by clicking here

The Select Committee accepted many of the arguments that were put forward by the Centre for Corporate Accountability in its written and oral evidence.
To read a summary of CCA's written evidence
To download a copy of CCA's written evidence
To read the uncorrected version of CCA's oral evidence

 

 

 


 

has reported, and the Gover- which has been undertaking an Inquiry into the work of the Health and Safety Commission/Executive - has recently reported (26 July 2004).

 

 

 

 

 

MPs sit on the CommitteThe Work and Pensions Select Committee is appointed under Standing Order No. 152 of the House of Commons to: 

“examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Work and Pensions and its associated public bodies".

The following MPs are members of the Committee:

- Sir Archy Kirkwood
(Chairman)
Liberal Democrat Roxburgh and Berwickshire  
-

Ms Vera Baird QC
Labour Redcar 
- Miss Anne Begg Labour Aberdeen South 
- Ms Karen Buck Labour Regent's Park and Kensington North
- Mr Andrew Dismore Labour Hendon 
- Mr Paul Goodman Conservative Wycombe
- Mr David Hamilton Labour Midlothian 
- Mrs Joan Humble Labour Blackpool North and Fleetwood  
- Rob Marris Labour Wolverhampton South West    
- Andrew Selous Conservative South West Bedfordshire
- Nigel Waterson Conservative Eastbourne     

To see a list of the organisations that have provided written evidence.
To read a summary of CCA's written evidence
To download a copy of CCA's written evidence

 

 

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