HIDD-91 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure fault finding teams are accompanied by police and photographer for evidence

Recommendation

BR fault finding teams shall report to the Railway Incident Officer who, in consultation with the Police Incident Officer, shall ensure, in all but the most exceptional circumstances, that the team is accompanied by a police officer and a photographer to provide for the proper recording and retention of evidence.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence has been identified detailing the implementation of this recommendation regarding BR fault finding teams reporting to the Railway Incident Officer and being accompanied by police and a photographer. The provided gov.uk search results for "Hidden Inquiry recommendation implementation" and "shall incident officer" are too general to confirm specific actions taken in response to this recommendation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 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