HIDD-13
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Require staff to understand, re-read, and biennially confirm understanding of instructions
Recommendation
BR shall ensure, as a matter of practice, that all staff understand and regularly re-read the Departmental Instructions relevant to their posts. In addition, every two years, those staff involved in an annual appraisal interview, shall sign a statement to the effect that such Instructions have been recently read and understood.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence detailing actions taken to implement this recommendation regarding requiring staff to understand, re-read, and biennially confirm understanding of instructions has been identified in the provided search results from gov.uk or legislation.gov.uk.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Recommendation age
36.5 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates