Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008
A Bill to revise the mode of trial and maximum penalties applicable to certain offences relating to health and safety
This Bill would amend Section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, to raise the maximum penalties available to the courts in respect of certain health and safety offences.
Key areas
- Raises the maximum fine which may be imposed by the lower courts to £20,000 for most offences
- Makes a prison sentence an option for most health and safety offences in lower and higher courts
- Makes certain offences that can currently only go to trial in lower courts, triable in either the lower or higher courts.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament10 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
05 Dec 2007
Commons
2nd reading
01 Feb 2008
Commons
Committee stage
26 Mar 2008
Commons
Report stage
13 Jun 2008
Commons
3rd reading
13 Jun 2008
Lords
1st reading
16 Jun 2008
Lords
2nd reading
04 Jul 2008
Lords
Order of Commitment discharged
18 Jul 2008
Lords
3rd reading
10 Oct 2008
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Royal Assent
16 Oct 2008
DocumentsOpen on parliament.uk →
Act of ParliamentAct of ParliamentWritten evidenceBill
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008. c.20. PDF version.
application/pdf · 05 Nov 2008
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008. c.20. HTML version.
text/html · 05 Nov 2008
Membership of the Committee
text/html · 22 Jul 2008
Bill as brought from the Commons - pdf version
application/pdf · 17 Jun 2008