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From October 2012, small busineses that are in breach of health and safety regulations may be charged a “fee for intervention” by the Health and Safety Executive?
From 1 October 2012 small businesses that are found to be in “material breach” of health and safety regulations will have to cover the cost of their own inspections under the government’s new “fee for intervention” rules.
I see the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will seek to recover its costs at a charge-out rate of £124 an hour. (If only but never mind…)
I would not like to give the impression that I act for a lot of firms that regularly breach health and safety regulations but it has happened and I can foresee the inevitable question arising at some point: “I have had to pay £1 000 to the HSE under these rules: can I get tax relief for this?”
On the basis it’s better to be safe than sorry (if only my clients all took the same approach) can readers let me know...
