Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from British Railways Board found
Recommendation HIDD-13: Require staff to understand, re-read, and biennially confirm understanding of instructions
From Hidden Inquiry — Final Report, published 7 November 1989.
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.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from British Railways Board has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
British Railways Board
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Recommendation made
37.0 years ago