HSE notice not complied with: what it means
What it means when a company has failed to comply with an HSE enforcement notice, why that is a criminal offence, and what to do about it.
- Severity
- High
- Category
- Operational
- Plan
- Free and above
- Test code
- OPS-005
- Source
- Health and Safety Executive public register of enforcement notices · check it yourself
0.08% of UK companies show the related measure: health and safety enforcement notice
The published figure counts companies served any HSE enforcement notice in the past three years, not only this kind.
4,277 of 5,416,028 companies where this can be known, measured 1 October 2026. From the UK Supplier Risk Index, public registers only.
What this test checks
Looks for HSE enforcement notices that the company did not comply with by the deadline.
Failing to comply with an improvement or prohibition notice is an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and usually leads to prosecution. It shows not just a safety failing but a failure to put it right when told to.
What a fail looks like
At least one notice was not complied with. The regulator told the company to fix something and it did not.
Harmless explanations
- A deadline can be extended by the inspector, and the record may lag behind the extension.
- The notice may have been appealed, which suspends an improvement notice until the appeal is decided.
What to do
- Ask the company what happened and whether the matter has since been resolved.
- Check for a later conviction.
- Treat it as a serious indicator of safety management, especially for work on your premises or with your people.
Background: Environmental and social risk.
Related tests
- OPS-004HSE Prohibition Notice Issued
- OPS-006HSE Notice Currently Ongoing
- OPS-011HSE Criminal Conviction
Part of the test catalogue. Every check Senserity runs, with its severity and the plan it is available on.
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