asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were taken out in each of the 117 districts of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Factories during 1974 for contraventions of the Factories Act 1961 and associated regulations.
I am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the number of prosecutions heard during 1974 for contravention of the Factories Act 1961 and associated regulations, including the construction regulations was 1,826. The number of prosecutions heard in each area or district of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Factories during 1974 was as follows:
| Areas | Prosecutions | ||
| †North East | … | … | 45 |
| General District | Prosecutions | ||
| Carlisle | … | … | 18 |
| *Darlington | … | … | 5 |
| Hull | … | … | 22 |
| *Newcastle | … | … | 8 |
| *Tees | … | … | 18 |
| *Tyne | … | … | 7 |
| *Wear | … | … | 11 |
| Bradford North | … | … | 6 |
| Bradford South | … | … | 29 |
| Huddersfield | … | … | 5 |
| Leeds East | … | … | 9 |
| Leeds West | … | … | 10 |
| North Lincolnshire | … | … | 6 |
| Rotherham | … | … | 19 |
| Sheffield North | … | … | 36 |
| Sheffield South | … | … | 12 |
| Wakefield | … | … | 6 |
| West Yorkshire | … | … | 12 |
| Birmingham East | … | … | 43 |
| Birmingham North | … | … | 19 |
| North West London | … | … | 6 |
| Watford | … | … | 19 |
Areas
| Prosecutions
| ||
| †South | … | … | 14 |
| Total | … | … | 59 |
General District
| Prosecution
| ||
| Birmingham South | … | … | 29 |
| Birmingham West | … | … | 28 |
| Coventry | … | … | 26 |
| Dudley | … | … | 22 |
| Walsall | … | … | 19 |
| Wolverhampton | … | … | 19 |
| Worcester | … | … | 22 |
| Derby | … | … | 11 |
| Leicester | … | … | 15 |
| Lincoln | … | … | 9 |
| Northampton | … | … | 12 |
| Nottingham | … | … | 4 |
| Stafford | … | … | 8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | … | … | 4 |
| Brent | … | … | 10 |
| Cambridge | … | … | 33 |
| Ipswich | … | … | 11 |
| Islington | … | … | 1 |
| Luton | … | … | 11 |
| North London | … | … | 15 |
| Norwich | … | … | 14 |
| Westminster | … | … | — |
General District
| Prosecutions
| ||
| Ashford | … | … | 17 |
| Brighton | … | … | 22 |
| North-East London | … | … | 8 |
| Rocshester | … | … | 13 |
| South Essex | … | … | 18 |
| Southwark | … | … | 8 |
| West Ham | … | … | 15 |
| Woolwich | … | … | 20 |
| Croydon | … | … | 10 |
| Ealing | … | … | 18 |
| Horsham | … | … | 9 |
| Kingston | … | … | 23 |
| †Portsmouth | … | … | 17 |
| Reading | … | … | 23 |
| †Slough | … | … | 8 |
| †Southampton | … | … | 3 |
| South London | … | … | 14 |
| West London | … | … | 9 |
| Bridgend | … | … | 11 |
| Bristol North | … | … | 8 |
| Bristol South | … | … | 15 |
| Cardiff | … | … | 16 |
| †Gloucester | … | … | 1 |
| Newport | … | … | 13 |
| Plymouth | … | … | 7 |
| Swansea | … | … | 14 |
| †Swindon | … | … | 4 |
| Lanarkshire | … | … | 11 |
General District
| Prosecutions
| ||
| Stirling | … | … | 11 |
| Bethnal Green | … | … | 2 |
| East London | … | … | 21 |
| Taunton | … | … | 13 |
| Wrexham | … | … | 14 |
| Lancaster | … | … | 4 |
| Liverpool North | … | … | 4 |
| Liverpool South | … | … | 10 |
| Preston | … | … | 7 |
| Warrington | … | … | 11 |
| West Cheshire | … | … | 2 |
| Wigan | … | … | 15 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | … | … | 15 |
| Bolton | … | … | 13 |
| Burnley | … | … | 9 |
| Manchester North | … | … | 26 |
| Manchester South | … | … | 4 |
| Rochdale | … | … | 10 |
| Salford | … | … | 9 |
| Stockport | … | … | 9 |
| Aberdeen | … | … | 24 |
| Ayr | … | … | 2 |
| Dundee | … | … | 8 |
| Edinburgh | … | … | 21 |
| Fife | … | … | 5 |
| Glasgow North | … | … | 6 |
| Glasgow South | … | … | 11 |
| Glasgow West | … | … | 7 |
| Renfrew | … | … | 13 |
| 1,310 |
Construction District
| Prosecutions
|
*Northern | 32 |
| Leeds | 25 |
| Sheffield | 22 |
| Birmingham | 44 |
| Nottingham | 40 |
| London and Home Counties (North) | 22 |
| London and Home Counties (East) | 45 |
| London and Home Counties (West) | 61 |
| South Western | 24 |
| Wales | 36 |
| Liverpool | 40 |
| Manchester | 23 |
| TABLE | ||
| NUMBER OF NOTICES ISSUED BY INSPECTORS OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE | ||
| IN THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 1975 TO 28TH FEBRUARY 1975 | ||
| Improvement Notices | … | 123 |
| Prohibition Notices | … | 109 |
| NUMBER OF NOTICES ISSUED IN EACH DIVISION OR AREA OF H.M. FACTORY INSPECTORATE | ||||||
| IN THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 1975 TO 28TH FEBRURAY 1975 | ||||||
West Riding and North Lincolnshire
| Midlands (Birmingham)
| Midlands (Nottingham)
| London and Home Counties North
| London and Home Counties East
| London and Home Counties West
| |
| Improvement Notices | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | 34 |
| Prohibition Notices | 29 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Wales and South West
| North West (Manchester)
| North West (Liverpool)
| Scotland
| Area south
| Area North East
| |
| Improvement Notices | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 42 |
| Prohibition Notices | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspectors have been authorised to issue improve-
| Scotland (East) | … | … | … | 22 |
| Scotland (West) | … | … | … | 21 |
| Total | … | … | … | 457 |
*The trial area in the North East came into existence on 3rd June 1974 incorporating the districts of Darlington, Newcastle, Tees, Tyne and Wear and the northern construction district. The number of prosecutions shown for the area office is for the period 3rd June 1974 to 31st December 1974 and the numbers shown for the incorporated districts are for the period 1st January 1974 to 2nd June 1974. Boundaries of other district offices were also affected to a minor degree by the opening of the area office. | ||||
| †The trial area in the South came into existence on 1st July 1974 being mainly made up from the districts of Slough, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gloucester and Swindon. The number of prosecutions shown for the area office is for the period 1st July 1974 to 31st December 1974 and the numbers shown for the above districts are for the period 1st January 1974 to 30th June 1974. The boundaries of other general and construction district offices were also affected by the opening of the area office. | ||||