‘A Westminster City Council investigation has led to coffee and sandwich giant Pret a Manger being fined £800,000 after a member of staff was left trapped and fearing for her life in a walk-in freezer for 2.5 hours.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A private school has been fined £80,000 after a classroom ceiling collapsed, injuring 15 children and their teacher.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Pret A Manger has been fined £800,000 after one of its workers was left fearing for her life while stuck in one of its freezers.’
The Independent , 30th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Airlines that break the law by not helping customers when flights are delayed or cancelled should be fined, consumer rights groups and online travel agents have said.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’
BBC News, 5th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People who allow asylum seekers to work for them or rent their properties in breach of the law will face significantly increased fines from next year, as ministers attempt to reduce “pull factors” for people making small boat crossings.’
The Guardian. 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of Britain’s biggest gym and leisure chains has been fined more than £2.5m after a three-year-old boy drowned in one of its swimming pools.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home has said he has been “excluded from justice” after magistrates barred him from court on the grounds that his presence would put the teenage attacker under “undue stress”.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three police officers probed over allegations they failed to investigate initial reports of rape and sexual abuse by care worker.’
The Independent, 29th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Companies running a mental health unit have been fined more than £400,000 after staff suffered bite attacks from inpatients.’
BBC News, 26th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Social Housing (Regulation) Act received Royal Assent last week (20 July) with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) claiming that the legislation will “strengthen powers to tackle failing social landlords, and tenants living in unsafe homes will be better supported by the Regulator”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A person has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) as a council cracks down on fly-tipping.’
BBC News, 24th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been convicted of fraud after misusing a blue badge and ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines and costs following a prosecution by Reading Borough Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A workwear company in Leicestershire has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her hand by a machine.’
BBC News, 18th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK’s largest pub company has been found guilty of breaching health and safety law after the “senseless and avoidable” death of a first-year university student who was queuing to get into a busy venue.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A South Gloucestershire landlord has been ordered to pay more than £44,000 after a court found him guilty of a serious housing offence and for contravening a Local Government Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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