Jeremy Barnett achieves ‘Exceptional Sentence’ in HSE prosecution

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett

The owner of specialist Smoked Salmon Curers, Goldstein Smoked Salmon was conditionally discharged by the Westminster Magistrates Court following his prosecution for breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act after his maintenence man suffered an amputated finger whilst attempting to fix a faulty skinning machine. The Magistrates indicated that this was an exceptional sentence at the very bottom of the sentencing guidelines in view of the powerful mitigating features that were raised.

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