Recommendation LADB-3: Establish common telephone numbers for public major incident information

From Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report, published 19 June 2001.

Recommendation

The police service, in co-operation with the emergency services, should use their best endeavours to ensure that common telephone numbers are issued for the use of members of the public who are seeking to give or obtain information about persons who have, or may have, been involved in a major incident (para 4.121).

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 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Ladbroke Grove Inquiry

Report Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report 19 Jun 2001

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Themes and tags

Emergency contingency plans Public sector digital capacity Emergency family notification

Recommendation made 25.4 years ago