FENN-52 Response Historic AI-assessed

Survey VIR cables, improve machine rooms, and waterproof electrical equipment for cleaning

Recommendation

A survey must be carried out of all remaining VIR cable installations and a renewal programme established. The electrical wiring, lighting, decoration, and general state of machine rooms and shafts must be improved. The waterproofing of electrical equipment to permit mechanical cleaning must then be undertaken.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified in the provided sources regarding the completion of a survey of VIR cable installations, the establishment of a renewal programme, or improvements to electrical wiring, lighting, decoration, and waterproofing in machine rooms and shafts. The provided search results for related keywords are too broad to confirm specific actions related to this inquiry.
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

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Fennell Inquiry — Final Report 10 Nov 1988
Recommendation age 37.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates