Young: The need to ‘get serious’
Lord Young outlines the conclusions of his report into health and safety regulation:
“For too long, health and safety has been allowed to become a joke in the media and among the public. It’s about time it was taken seriously.
“I believe that the best way to do this is to ease the burden in places where health and safety is not an issue, and to discourage the compensation culture that has spread fear of litigation throughout our society.
“I believe my recommendations will be an important step towards restoring civil liberties, shredding red tape and making sure that health and safety rules are properly applied and respected.
“I am grateful to the prime minister for asking me to undertake this important work, and I am pleased that he has accepted all of my suggestions.”
