Establish and apply criteria for signallers exceeding maximum 72-hour work week

LADB-46 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish and apply criteria for signallers exceeding maximum 72-hour work week

Recommendation

Railtrack management should set out the criteria for allowing signallers, in exceptional circumstances, to exceed the maximum of 72 hours of work per week, and ensure that these criteria are, and continue to be, correctly applied (para 12.19).

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific publicly available evidence detailing actions taken to implement this recommendation has been identified in the provided official sources. The Ladbroke Grove Inquiry was published in 2000, and the provided gov.uk search results for 'Ladbroke Grove Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Ladbroke Grove Inquiry government response' do not contain specific content regarding this recommendation's status or any related actions.

How was this assessed?

Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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