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Transport operators may be prosecuted by • The police (through
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the Crown Prosecution Service) • VOSA (for traffic and transport-related offences) • The Environment Agency (examples include polluting a watercourse or waste offences) • Health & Safety Executive (for workplace-related accidents) • Local authorities (for workplace-related accidents; animal welfare/movement; food hygiene, planning offences) Other regulatory bodies may prosecute for a variety of reasons. Whatever the offence, the proceedings are in the criminal jurisdiction of our legal system (Magistrates or Crown Court).