Crawley Borough Council has successfully prosecuted Tesco for a health and safety accident.  

Tesco Stores Ltd was fined £200,000 at Lewes Crown Court sitting at Hove.  The prosecution was taken by the council following an incident at the Tesco Store in Three Bridges in 2014.  Water leaking onto the shop floor had caused a member of staff to slip, causing an injury where she was off work for several months.

Tesco had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to three offences, breaching its duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and failing to report an injury following an accident within 15 days.  Tesco also had to pay the council’s costs of £51,000.