The Government will introduce secondary legislation to define proportionality in the Health and Safety at Work Act, but will use section 15 rather than section 50 as the Taskforce recommended. This is a notable departure in legislative mechanism, though the intended policy outcome — clarifying what proportionality means and moving away from the 'gross disproportion' test — remains the same. Consultation with industry and trade unions is planned for Summer 2026. The choice of section 15 may have different legal implications that will need careful scrutiny.
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