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Delivery
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Recommendation 13: Strengthened Inspectorate responsible for tip control
From Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the Disaster at Aberfan on October 21st, 1966, published 19 July 1967.
Recommendation
Her Majesty's Inspectorate, strengthened by the addition of qualified civil engineers and armed with additional statutory powers, should be made responsible for ensuring the discharge by National Coal Board officials of their duties in relation to tip stability and control (Paragraph 291).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 131
Reference: Part VII, XIII
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
Aberfan Tribunal
Report
Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the Disaster at Aberfan on October 21st, 1966
19 Jul 1967
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Recommendation made
59.3 years ago