Earlier this month we reported that the Health and Safety
Executive was planning to roll out its Fee for Intervention (FFI)
scheme in April 2012. The FFI scheme will enable the HSE to recover
its costs when it takes formal enforcement action against those who
breach health and safety laws.
A bulletin published on the HSE's website on 15 March 2012
indicates that the FFI scheme will not now be introduced in April
2012 and will instead likely be implemented in October 2012. The
HSE states in the Bulletin that the additional time will enable the
regulator to publish guidance prior to implementation and work with
businesses to improve their understanding of the scheme.
The FFI scheme will apply to businesses in nearly all sectors where
health and safety laws are enforced by the HSE, other than those
where a charging scheme already exists, such as offshore energy and
certain other hazardous industries. The scheme will not apply to
activities regulated by local authorities.
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The original publication date for this article was 19/03/2012.
