HIDD-32 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish direct reporting line for Testing Engineer to overall scheme charge

Recommendation

BR shall ensure that the Testing Engineer shall be ultimately responsible to the person in overall charge of the scheme, but not through the Project Manager.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific evidence regarding the establishment of a direct reporting line for the Testing Engineer to the person in overall charge of a scheme, as recommended by the "Hidden Inquiry", has been identified in the provided public sources.
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
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
Recommendation age 36.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates