Health and Safety review announced
The government has announced a review of health and safety law, which will investigate concerns over the application of health and safety legislation, together with the perceived rise of a "compensation culture" over the past decade.
The review will be led by Lord Young, the Prime Minister's official adviser on health and safety law and practice, who stated that:
"Health and safety regulation is essential in many industries but may well have been applied too generally and have become an unnecessary burden on firms, but also community organisations and public services.I hope my review will reintroduce an element of common sense and focus the regulation where it is most needed. We need a system that is proportionate and not bureaucratic."
Details of the scope and timing of the review are not yet clear. However, Lord Young's comments indicate that it will focus on the role of health and safety law in the public's everyday life, rather than delving into the detail of specialist industry sectors.
