Society, Politics & Law
Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
...law enforcement. The effects of this initiative have been staggering. Between 2003/04 and 2014/15: Food hygiene and food standards inspections fell by 15% and 35% respectively, while there were 35% fewer food prosecutions. In relation to occupational health and safety, inspections by both the national regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, and local health and safety...