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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Enforcement and other matters - Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners - Inspectors

177: Immunity of inspectors and persons assisting inspectors or regulator

You could also call this:

“Protection from legal action for inspectors and their helpers when doing their job”

You should know about the protection given to inspectors and people who help them or the regulator. These people can’t be sued or charged in court for things they do or don’t do while doing their job. This protection applies when they are carrying out their duties under health and safety laws. However, this only applies if they act in good faith. This means they must be trying their best to do the right thing. The protection covers three groups of people: inspectors, anyone asked to help an inspector, and anyone asked to help the regulator. This rule helps these people do their jobs without worrying about getting into trouble for honest mistakes.

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Part 4 Enforcement and other matters
Inspectors and health and safety medical practitioners: Inspectors

177Immunity of inspectors and persons assisting inspectors or regulator

  1. The following persons are not liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for any act done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance or exercise, or intended performance or exercise, of an inspector’s functions or powers under relevant health and safety legislation:

  2. an inspector:
    1. a person called on to assist an inspector:
      1. a person called on to assist the regulator.

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