FENN-35
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Replace wooden escalator skirting, balustrade, decking, and panels with metal
Recommendation
The wooden skirting boards and balustrade, decking and advertisement panels of all escalators must be replaced with metal by July 1989.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence confirming the replacement of wooden skirting boards, balustrade, decking, and advertisement panels of all escalators with metal by the specified deadline of July 1989 has been identified in the provided official sources.
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
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
37.4 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates