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1. The one complaint that led to action by HSE Inspectors, was the issuing of an improvement notice to De Montfort University, which may have significance given the questioners constituency. The notice was issued on 9 June 2006; it was deemed complied with on 9 November 2006. The complaint was in respect of the lack of provision for Display Screen Equipment Assessments within the University
2. HSEs policy is to investigate every complaint received however there are certain exceptions, for example where the complainant wishes to remain anonymous or where they have not already taken the matter up with their employer or Trade Union (if appropriate)
3. In addition and exceptionally, HSE may also decide that further investigation is not warranted as there are no simple precautions to implement, for example.
Sir Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many formal letters of improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to each university have (a) led to actions satisfying the requirement of the HSE and (b) remain unresolved in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [115489]
Mrs. McGuire: The Health and Safety Executive has issued 51 improvement notices to universities during the last five years. All have been resolved except one, which has been granted an extension for compliance to 31 January 2007.
The breakdown by university, by year, is shown in the following table:
Institution | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Grand total |
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