Legislation / Legal

HSE: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned councils to ensure that they carry out prompt & effective repairs to communal areas of their properties, following the death of Ryan Dean, 13, on a stairwell that was allowed to remain in an unsafe condition for over six months.

Last week the London Borough of Newham was fined £125,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,000 at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey).
Press release ~ HSE ~ Myth of the month - May 2007