▁Pro sec ution ▁Service ▁( CP S ) ▁announced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁no - one ▁would ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁over ▁the ▁incident , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁Health ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Executive ▁might ▁purs ue ▁a ▁pro sec ution . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁The ▁Health ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Executive ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁pressing ▁ahead ▁with ▁a ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Martin - B aker ▁under ▁Section ▁ 3 ( 1 ) ▁Health ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁at ▁Work ▁etc . ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁A ▁pre - tri al ▁hearing ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁where ▁the ▁company ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty . ▁A ▁trial ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁commence ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁Martin - B aker ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁Health ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁at ▁Work ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Martin - B aker ' s ▁solic itors ▁( C ly de ▁& Co ) ▁they ▁were ▁ad vised ▁to ▁ple ad ▁guilty ▁to ▁' av oid ▁ups et ting ▁Mo D '. ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁guilty ▁ple a , ▁Martin - B aker ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁court ▁costs ▁amount ing ▁to ▁over ▁£ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁but ▁ref uted ▁the ▁pro sec ution ' s ▁alleg ation ▁that ▁what ▁happened ▁was ▁" not ▁an ▁isolated ▁incident ". ▁In ▁February ▁