Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 10: General duty not to expose others to risk
From Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I, published 23 March 2001.
Recommendation
The Department should give further consideration to the imposition of a general duty upon anyone who conducts an undertaking to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that the conduct of the undertaking does not expose other persons to risk to their health and safety.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 360
Reference: 39.10
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 15 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Clarke Inquiry
Report
Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I
23 Mar 2001
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
25.6 years ago