FENN-152 Response Historic AI-assessed

Consider national disaster planning desk for experience and emergency coordination

Recommendation

Consideration should be given to a national disaster planning desk where the experience gained from disasters and their investigation and civil emergencies can be retained. Advice on the coordination of individual emergency plans should also be available at a national level.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the available evidence, while the UK has developed national structures for civil contingencies and disaster planning, such as the Civil Contingencies Secretariat within the Cabinet Office, which aims to retain experience from emergencies and provide coordination advice, no specific published evidence has been identified that directly links the establishment of these bodies to the Fennell Inquiry's recommendation for a national disaster planning desk.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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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