FENN-150 Response Historic AI-assessed

Consider establishing a single passenger safety inspectorate for all transport

Recommendation

Consideration should be given to the establishment of a single passenger safety inspectorate charged with monitoring and supervising standards in all passenger transport.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified indicating the establishment of a single passenger safety inspectorate charged with monitoring and supervising standards across all passenger transport, as recommended by the Fennell Inquiry. Safety oversight remains distributed among various modal-specific regulators.
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