Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 41929

Health and Safety Executive

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of claims made to the Health and Safety Executive that are subsequently referred by the HSE to local authorities for resolution.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Health and Safety at Work Act establishes a co-regulatory partnership between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities (LAs). This co-regulatory partnership sees HSE and LAs working closely to ensure consistent enforcement of health...

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