Public administration bodies face the same workplace health and safety, fire safety, employers' liability insurance, equality and data-protection duties as any employer — but with important differences. Many public bodies are Crown employers whose health and safety duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 apply with full force, though Crown bodies are subject to Crown censure rather than prosecution. Public bodies also carry the Public Sector Equality Duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, and face tighter data-protection constraints — including the inability to rely on legitimate interests as a lawful basis for processing personal data in the exercise of public tasks.
What you need to do
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Meet your workplace and employment duties
Start with the universal spine. Follow "Set up and run a safe public administration operation" for your health and safety, fire safety, employers' liability insurance, equality (including the Public Sector Equality Duty) and data protection duties.
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Confirm you have covered everything
Finish with the public administration compliance checklist to confirm your obligations are met.
Legal basis
Primary legislation and key regulations
Read it on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab) legislation.gov.uk