Enforcement Policy

Our Health and Safety Enforcement Policy

The purpose of the document is to state the Authority's general policy with respect to health and safety law enforcement; following guidance issued by the Health and Safety Commission.
The Policy is based on the principles of proportionality (to secure compliance), consistency (of approach), targeting (of enforcement action) and transparency (of methods and organisation).

Where we Enforce Health and Safety

We don't enforce health and safety at all workplaces. Both the HSE and Local Authorities such as Charnwood Borough Council enforce health & safety law. In general it is the main activity at a premises that determines the enforcing authority.

In general Charnwood Borough Council enforcement officers cover:

• Retail premises
• Warehouses (retail/wholesale chain)
• Offices
• Catering
• Hotels & residential care homes etc
• Consumer services in a shop
• Leisure activities
• Animal boarding etc
• Child care in non-domestic premises
• Places of worship

The HSE in general cover everything else, e.g. factories, building sites, farms, fairgrounds, quarries, railways, hospitals, schools and colleges.
The local HSE area office is at:
5th Floor, Belgrave House
1 Greyfriars
Northampton NN1 2BS

Tel. 01604 738300