Guidance > UK Government (UK)
Health and Safety Offences, Corporate Manslaughter and Food Safety and Hygiene Offences Definitive Guideline
Sentencing Guidelines; Health & Safety Sentencing Guidelines
Applies to:
England
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Wales
Updated: 03 November 2015
This Guideline applies to all organisations and offenders aged 18 and older, who are sentenced on or after 1 February 2016, regardless of the date of the offence.
It aims to promote a consistent approach to the sentencing under the following legislation, in courts across England and Wales:
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007;
- Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations SI 2013/2996, in England;
- Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations SI 2006/31, in Wales;
- General Food Regulations SI 2004/3279, in Wales.
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