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Bookmakers are raided by an armed gang are fined £10,000 for failing to increase security.
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The bookmakers which was raided by an armed gang, was fined £10,000 for failing to increase security prior to the attack, despite being told to do so.
Two female workers were opening William Hill, in Fleetwoods Lane, Netherton, on the morning of April 17 last year when a man armed with a knife burst in and ordered the terrified staff to hand over cash. One of the workers suffered a whiplash injury after being dragged to the floor during the attack.
The bookmakers had been visited by Sefton Council health and safety officers months before the raid, who had reported a number of safety concerns. Issues with poor outside lighting, CCTV and an insecure alley running between the bookmakers and a pub next door. Following the council's recommendations, William Hill installed a gate, restricting access to the alley, but did not improve lighting or the CCTV.
They also failed to report the armed robbery and the injuries in breach of health and safety regulations. At South Sefton Magistrates' Court the company was fined £10,000 plus almost £3,000 in costs for breaching the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.
A spokesman for Sefton council said:
"These regulations are put in place to protect the safety of employees in the workplace. We are very pleased with the outcome at court and hope the fines imposed act as a warning to other businesses." About EssentialSkillz
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