Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation CLAR-13.53.2: Secretary of State to direct formal investigation includes search and rescue operation
From Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558), published 19 February 2000.
Recommendation
Although I take the view that the remit of a formal investigation would include the search and rescue operation, I recommend that the Secretary of State give an express direction to that effect in accordance with regulation 4(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Formal Investigations) Rules 1985, as amended.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 15 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Thames Safety Inquiry
Report
Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558)
19 Feb 2000
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
26.7 years ago