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Council in court over cave death Cave death safety breaches denied
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A council will be in court later over the death of a boy who drowned on a school caving trip. A county council has denied breaching health and safety law in relation to the death of a boy who drowned on a school caving trip.
Joe Lister, 14, died when floodwater swept through Manchester Hole Cave in the Yorkshire Dales in November 2005.Joe Lister, 14, died when floodwater swept through Manchester Hole Cave in the Yorkshire Dales in November 2005.
He was one of 11 Tadcaster Grammar School pupils visiting the cave during a week at Bewerley Park Outdoor Education Centre in North Yorkshire. He was one of 11 Tadcaster Grammar School pupils visiting the cave.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is bringing the prosecution against North Yorkshire County Council. A council representative indicated a not guilty plea at Harrogate Magistrates' Court. The case was committed to York Crown Court.
Chairman of the bench Michael Poole said the council would appear before a judge at the court on 6 April.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is bringing the prosecution against the council.
The prosecutions follow a joint investigation by the HSE and North Yorkshire Police.The prosecutions follow a joint investigation by the HSE and North Yorkshire Police.
North Yorkshire County Council, which owns and operates the outdoor education centre, faces charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).North Yorkshire County Council, which owns and operates the outdoor education centre, faces charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
The charges allege the authority's failure to ensure the safety at work of its employees, including the Tadcaster Grammar School teacher who accompanied the school group.The charges allege the authority's failure to ensure the safety at work of its employees, including the Tadcaster Grammar School teacher who accompanied the school group.
Another charge relates to the authority's alleged failure to ensure the safety of persons not in its employment, namely the Tadcaster Grammar School pupils, including Joe Lister.Another charge relates to the authority's alleged failure to ensure the safety of persons not in its employment, namely the Tadcaster Grammar School pupils, including Joe Lister.
The case will be heard at Harrogate Magistrates' Court. Stephen Graham, representing the council, indicated the not guilty plea.
He said he agreed with representations from the HSE that the case should be transferred to the crown court.