Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 17: Supervisor inspection of kicking straps
From Formal Inquiry: Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 — Final Report (RSSB FI2013/F), published 18 March 2005.
Recommendation
Consideration should be given as to whether there is a requirement for CE supervisors to inspect kicking straps during their inspections, and to whether such a requirement should be included in Network Rail Company Standard RT/CE/S/103.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 153
Reference: 5.12
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
Potters Bar Investigation
Report
Formal Inquiry: Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 — Final Report (RSSB FI2013/F)
18 Mar 2005
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
21.6 years ago