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Delivery
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Recommendation 69: Paper procedures must not become divorced from reality
From Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff, published 24 February 2000.
Recommendation
All parties in the industry must ensure that paper-based procedures do not become divorced from reality. This should include senior managers maintaining a direct knowledge of the situation in railway workplaces (para 16.25).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 222
Reference: 17.14
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
Southall Inquiry
Report
Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff
24 Feb 2000
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Recommendation made
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