Recommendation 41: Vetting security files

From Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II), published 29 June 2006.

Recommendation

Each Security Department should establish a proper system for vetting security files to ensure that they are read by the end of the working day following their arrival, that any relevant information is relayed in writing to the wings, and that a record is kept of who vetted them, with the date and time.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 487

Reference: Part 5, Chapter 57: The flow and use of information; recommendation follows paragraph 57.47

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Zahid Mubarek Inquiry

Report Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry (Volumes I and II) 29 Jun 2006

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Themes and tags

Quality and safety oversight Fragmented NHS record access and information sharing Complaint record keeping failures

Recommendation made 20.3 years ago