Boots fined £10,000 for Welshpool man’s trap door fall – BBC News
“Boots has been fined £10,000 after a 76-year-old man fell through an open trap door at one of its shops in Powys.”
BBC News, 18th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: fines
Factory fined over Hull worker’s severed hand – BBC News
“A food factory has been fined £14,000 after two workers had a hand and fingertips severed by machinery.”
BBC News, 11th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
ICO issues third fine for loss of unencrypted laptops – OUT-LAW.com
“Two local authorities have been fined a total of £150,000 by data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner after the theft of two laptops which, contrary to the councils’ policies, were not encrypted.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Silent calls face threat of £2m fine, says Ofcom – BBC News
“Companies that use automated telephone calls that leave householders hearing nothing can now be fined up to £2m.”
BBC News, 1st February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fears of rise in summary justice in spending cuts – Daily Telegraph
“Offenders will increasingly escape prosecution and be handed cautions, fines and other out-of-court penalties when the spending cuts bite, a former probation watchdog has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Birmingham Bupa home fined over strangled woman – BBC News
“A Birmingham care home has been fined £150,000 after one of its residents was accidentally strangled by the seatbelt of her wheelchair.”
BBC News, 19th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Segway motor scooter rider loses legal challenge – BBC News
“A man has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for riding a Segway scooter on a pavement.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Maidstone Rugby Club fined over eye gouging – BBC News
“A Kent rugby club has been fined £2,000 and deducted 50 points following a deliberate attack which left an opposing player blind in one eye.”
BBC News, 13th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kington Horse Show organiser fined over electrocution – BBC News
“A charity which runs a Herefordshire show has been fined £10,000 after an exhibitor was electrocuted at the site.”
BBC News, 13th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
National Grid fined £8m by Ofgem for false claims over maintenance work – The Guardian
“A double fuse blew at National Grid today as it was fined £8m by energy regulator Ofgem for overclaiming on a maintenance programme, and its staff voted for industrial action over pay.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alternative business structures face fines of up to £150m – Law Society’s Gazette
“Alternative business structures could be fined up to £150m and individuals working in them up to £50m, under plans outlined by the Legal Services Board.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th January 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BAE Systems fined for Tanzania accounting offence – BBC News
“BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments it made to an adviser in Tanzania.”
BBC News, 21st December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAE radar verdict – Daily Telegraph
“BAE Systems will today be sentenced after pleading guilty to failing to keep accurate records of the sale of military radar to Tanzania, the African country that does not have an air force.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BT fined £300,000 over ladder death – The Independent
“BT was fined £300,000 today after a judge said a ‘significant failing’ by the company contributed to the death of one its engineers.”
The Independent, 15th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
£440k fines after Flintshire scrapyard death – BBC News
“Two companies and a manager have been fined a total of £440,000 after a Flintshire scrap yard worker died after suffering 90% burns in an explosion.”
BBC News, 13th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Building firm fined over Banbury forklift death – BBC News
“A construction firm and a contract worker have been fined after a man was killed and two others injured at a building site in Banbury, Oxfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First fines issued over data protection breaches – The Independent
“A council was fined £100,000 by the privacy watchdog today for accidentally faxing highly sensitive information about cases involving child sex abuse and care proceedings to the wrong recipients on two occasions in the space of two weeks.”
The Independent, 24th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Polluting plant nursery in Norfolk is fined – BBC News
“A plant nursery has has been fined £10,000 after polluting five miles of a stream in Norfolk.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Employers of illegal workers failing to pay fines – The Guardian
“The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has failed to create a ‘hostile environment’ for employers of illegal migrant workers in Britain who have escaped tens of millions of pounds of unpaid fines, according to an official report published today.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts launch crackdown on fine dodgers – Ministry of Justice
“People who try to avoid paying court fines across England and Wales will be targeted in a month-long campaign launched by Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st November 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
