Review on Health & Safety published

Lord Young’s review into the health and safety regulations and the compensation culture it promotes has been published today. The report makes a number of recommendations centred around compensation, insurance requirements, raising consultancy standards and making things simpler for the smaller businesses within the UK.

In the report, Lord Young states, ‘The aim is to free businesses from unnecessary bureaucratic burdens and the fear of having to pay out unjustified damages claims and legal fees. Above all it means applying common sense not just to compensation but to everyday decisions once again’.

Larger, high-risk businesses will not be affected by the changes. Lord Young has been asked by David Cameron to stay on his team, and he (Lord Young) has agreed to work closely with the Government, to assist with the implementation of his recommendations.

NatWest Mentor looks forward to digesting the contents of the report in time, and continuing to provide high-quality consultancy services to our client base, through our own highly experienced consultancy team.