SHEE-60 Response Historic

Consider appointing independent counsel to public inquiry tribunals

Recommendation

In the course of considering all the related problems, further consideration should be given to the question of appointing counsel to the tribunal, and not on behalf of the Secretary of State, so that he can be seen to be wholly independent of the Department.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Sheen Inquiry
Report Sheen Inquiry — Final Report 24 Jul 1987
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Themes & Tags
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny
Recommendation age 38.9 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates