Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 86: Upgrade the role of Rail Incident Officer
From Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff, published 24 February 2000.
Recommendation
Steps should be taken to upgrade the role of Rail Incident Officer and to ensure that the person so designated has sufficient authority and standing for the task in hand, bearing in mind the tensions that can develop in the early stages of an accident response (para 2.15).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 225
Reference: 17.16
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
Recommendation made
26.7 years ago