asked Her Majesty's Government:
In respect of (a) the Financial Services Authority; (b) the Security Industry Authority; and (c) the Statistics Board, how many criminal prosecutions were brought by that regulator for each of the past three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases, how many gave rise to a conviction. [HL1378]
The number of prosecutions brought and convictions secured by the FSA for the past three years are as follows:
2005—10 prosecutions, 10 convictions;
2006—17 prosecutions, 17 convictions; and
2007—15 prosecutions, 13 convictions to date.
Prosecutions brought under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 are not necessarily brought by the SIA itself. They may be brought by the police, local authorities or the SIA. The statistics do not show how many prosecutions were brought by the different bodies. Statistics are available for 2004, 2005 and 2006.
2004—11 prosecutions, 10 convictions;
2005—168 prosecutions, 66 convictions; and
2006—156 prosecutions, 93 convictions.
The Statistics Board does not come into existence until 1 April 2008, and will replace the Office for National Statistics and the Statistics Commission.
In the past three years the Office for National Statistics has brought the following prosecutions under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
2007 2006 2005 Summons issued 25 38 27 Prosecutions 3 7 7 Convictions 3 7 7
Businesses served with a summons can then choose to comply with the legislation, which accounts for the lower number of cases going to court.
The Statistics Commission does not have prosecution responsibilities.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many criminal prosecutions were brought by (a) the Health and Safety Executive, and (b) the Pensions Regulator, for each of the past three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases, how many gave rise to a conviction. [HL1393]
(a) The number of criminal prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive, and the number of resulting convictions, for each of the past three years is:
Year Cases prosecuted Offences prosecuted Convictions 2004-05 712 1,320 1,025 2005-06 573 1,056 840 2006-07 613 1,141 848
The offences prosecuted and conviction figures are for specific charges laid before the courts. Prosecution cases can contain one or more charges. Only one offence may be charged in any one information laid before the courts. Each offence is a single breach of a specific piece of health and safety legislation.
The Pensions Regulator has brought, in 2006, one prosecution. This did not result in a conviction.