Recommendation ICL-4: Independent Risk Assessment Audit
From The ICL Inquiry Report: Explosion at Grovepark Mills, Maryhill, Glasgow, 11 May 2004, published 16 July 2009.
Recommendation
The current risk assessment system should be improved by the addition of an independent audit process.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry recommended adding an independent audit process to workplace risk assessments. In March 2010, HM Government (Department for Work and Pensions) stated that it "does not consider that the case has been made for the introduction of mandatory independent audits" of all workplace risk assessments (Department for Work and Pensions response, Mar 2010).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 1 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
About this summary
This recommendation applies across many organisations. The record reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Government response
Therefore, although the Government recognises Lord Gill’s concern that risk assessments must cover all significant risks, it does not consider that the case has been made for the introduction of mandatory independent audits of all workplace risk assessments.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: The Government's response to the ICL Inquiry report (Cm 7849), presented by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The paper is dated March 2010; the day, 18 March 2010, is from her written statement of that day, which says the response "has been laid before Parliament and will be published later today".
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Health and Safety Executive has been found in the sources searched (last checked 6 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Who has spoken
- Department for Work and Pensions
Response