Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 24: Scope of the regulatory body
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
The single regulatory body should discharge the safety functions in relation to fire-fighting equipment and life-saving appliances. As regards standby vessels it should discharge all functions, whether directly or through the agency of the Department of Transport (DoT), save those which relate to the statutory responsibility of the DoT under the Merchant Shipping Acts (paras 21.65-66).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 391
Reference: Recommendation 24
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.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago