Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 1: Independent vetting of security precautions
From Windscale Inquiry — Final Report, published 26 January 1978.
Recommendation
Consideration should be given to charging some independent person or body with the task of (a) vetting security precautions both at Windscale and during transit of plutonium from Windscale and (b) reviewing the adequacy of such precautions from time to time (para 7.18).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 94
Reference: 17.8 (1)
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 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Recommendation made
48.8 years ago