Rail safety enforcement
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Prosecutions
In 2007/08, there were two prosecutions heard, resulting in fines totalling £35,000, and costs of £13,536.
Enforcement action 2003/04-2007/08
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2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
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Enforcement notices |
81 |
39 |
13 |
16 |
23 |
16 |
| Prohibition notices | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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Total Enforcement notices |
103 | 56 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 22 |
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Prosecutions heard |
11 |
23 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
| Total fines (£) | 183,500 | 552,750 | 14,392,600 | 3,652,600 | 11,019,000 | 35,000 |
| Total costs (£) | 36,375 | 119,076 | 866,441 | 3,507 | 132,770 | 13,536 |
More about enforcement
ORR as the combined health, safety and economic regulator for the railways became a signatory of the Work-related Deaths Protocol (WRDP) with affect from 1 April 2006 when it took on its new safety enforcement responsibilities and follows the principles for liaison set out in the Protocol (please see related links).
ORR has several levels of enforcement action that it can take:
- giving information and advice, including a formal written warning of non-compliance
- enforcement notices (Improvement or Prohibition notices)
- vary exemption conditions
- issue formal cautions
- prosecution
ORR believes in firm but fair enforcement of health and safety law. This is reflected in both ORR’s Enforcement Policy Statement and HSE’s Enforcement Management Model, which ORR has adopted.
Activities or premises not allocated to ORR for enforcement are subject to enforcement by either the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) or Local Authorities according to the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 (EA98).
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