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Gas fitter jailed after doing botched job while suspended

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A gas fitter from Norfolk has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work in a residential property while suspended from the Gas Safe Register.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that 52-year-old Antony Clifton, from Wymondham, had fitted a cooker at the home in Drayton that left gas leaking from the inlet, requiring emergency work.

Clifton undertook the work in January 2022 while falsely claiming to be a member of the Gas Safe Register. He had previously been served with a prohibition notice by HSE following unsafe gas work.

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