The MoD cannot face prosecution in the same way as non-government bodies, with the Crown Censure the maximum sanction that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) can bring.
The Ministry of Defence has been censured with the maximum sanction over the death of a reservist soldier who was killed when his army vehicle rolled multiple times down a steep hill during a training exercise. Staff Sergeant John McKelvie, 51, was airlifted to hospital following the incident at Catterick Training Area in North Yorkshire on 29 January 2019 but died six days later.
The HSE said other steps should have been taken to 'control the dangers' with driving the vehicles, but 'these were not undertaken'. The probe also found a failure in oversight, with the course programme progressing too quickly which 'prevented trainees from developing the necessary expertise and skills before attempting more challenging obstacles on the off-road element of the course'.
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