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What was the issue with regard to Health and Safety?

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What was the issue with regard to Health and Safety?

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Following an accident to an employee in a company where we had placed two work experience students concern was raised by one of the parents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE are carrying out an investigation into our use of some high-risk placements. No one can argue with the fact that Health and Safety issues are paramount for the protection and safety of young people, staff in schools and the school governing bodies. HCS took the decision to withdraw all high risk placements and revisit the criteria for assessing these. This is a one-off task but is a long-drawn out process over which we have no control. We regret the effect this has had on so many schools, individual young people and their parents/ guardians/carers this term but our aim is to have the scheme back on track from September.

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