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Cave death safety breaches denied | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
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. | |
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. |
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. |
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