HIDD-6 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure a comprehensive testing plan is drawn up for every commissioning

Recommendation

BR shall ensure that a testing plan is drawn up for every commissioning.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing actions taken by British Rail to ensure a testing plan was drawn up for every commissioning. The direct applicability of this recommendation to 'BR' is no longer current following its privatisation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Hidden Inquiry
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
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Themes & Tags
Quality and safety oversight Staff training and development
Recommendation age 36.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates