Disciplinary Committee hearing

25 June 2010

The IOSH Disciplinary Committee met on 19 May 2010 to hear the case of Brett Wood.

Mr Wood had submitted written admissions to two allegations of misconduct in advance and did not appear. The Disciplinary Committee was satisfied that it could proceed in his absence. It upheld both allegations, which were that Mr Wood had breached point 18 in the Code of Conduct. Firstly he was convicted of criminal offences and secondly he did not inform the Institution of these convictions. On the documentary evidence available, which included Court certification, the Committee was satisfied that the convictions were ‘relevant convictions’ as explained in the guidance to Code point 18.

The Committee viewed the breaches as a very serious matter. It decided that the appropriate sanction was to expel Mr Wood from membership of the institution. It also ordered that he should contribute to the institution’s costs in the sum of £150.