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Incident response and prosecution
Alternative date:
17 July, Manchester
About this workshop
At this interactive workshop, attendees will walk through a work-related accident investigation. Participants will decide whether an individual or a company is guilty of an offence(s) and should therefore be prosecuted.
The training day will include a mock trial with a judge, prosecuting and defending barristers, and delegates playing the jury. The event builds towards your opportunity to cast your vote – guilty or not guilty. This will be followed by a discussion around sentencing and a Q&A.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn and refresh accident investigation skills and practice
- Understand how to use PACE in the context of a criminal investigation
- Refresher on PACE interviewing
- Explore the use of Inspectors’ powers
- Guidance for building a prosecution case
- Understand evidential and public interest tests when building a criminal prosecution
- Explore sentencing guidelines
Who should attend
- Local authority Environmental Health Officers
- Private sector health and safety professionals
What previous delegates found most useful
- “All of it was good, but the mock trial was a first time experience for me.”
- "Networking with other experienced officers. It is easy to feel very isolated when investigating a fatality or a serious accident for a council. My local authority does not have experienced officers to turn to for advice. It was really helpful hearing that others had experienced similar issues. It was also helpful discussing individual cases and learning points.”
- “The whole day was excellent and well laid out. Good practical advice.”
- "I enjoyed the practical elements, it was nice to see how it would all fit together."
CPD: 6 hours
Andy Lucas CMIOSH CEnvH MIIRSM, Managing Director at Bespoke Safety
Andy has over 30 years’ experience working in health and safety as a regulator, senior lecturer, trainer and consultant in local government, HSE and the private sector. His focus is fatal accident investigation, application of PACE, Coroners Inquests and carrying out complex investigations leading to prosecution as an advisor to local authorities.
Louise Mansfield, Legal Director in the Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory Team, Bevan Brittan
Louise specialises in health and safety and criminal regulatory law and she advises on a wide range of regulatory legal issues including health and safety, building safety, fire safety, product liability, food safety, white collar crime, contentious environmental and transport law. She represents clients (both companies and individuals/directors) at public inquiries, inquests, PACE interviews and in relation to prosecutions. She is experienced in managing large scale electronic disclosure/document review exercises using various platforms. She also provides clients with advice on a wide variety of regulatory issues and carries out a large amount of training for them.
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Price
CIEH member: £195
Affiliate member: £295
Non-member: £295
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