Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation CLAR-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

Report Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558) 19 Feb 2000
Recommendation made 26.7 years ago