Public Inquiry Recommendations
Showing 7 of 1,955 recommendations from Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
What these recommendations are about — Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Key themes in this inquiry:
Public project assurance methodology ·
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny ·
Project Cost Escalation from Delays ·
Major Project Scope Uncertainty ·
Ineffective Staff Deployment
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Report published 2023 — 24 recommendations across this inquiry.
ETI-1
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Public Inquiry Efficiency
Scottish Ministers should undertake a review of public inquiries to determine the most cost-effective method of avoiding delay in the establishment of an inquiry, including consideration of establishing a dedicated …
ETI-2
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Inquiry Independence
In any event Scottish Ministers should not appoint as the sponsor of any public inquiry any department, agency or other government organisation where it, or any of its employees, has …
ETI-3
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Staffing Guidance
The guidance mentioned in the first recommendation should include: advice concerning the circumstances in which civil servants in the inquiry team may properly transfer to posts, other than promoted posts, …
ETI-10
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Joint Working Group with COSLA
In the interests of protecting the public purse and maximising the benefits from public expenditure on major projects, the Scottish Ministers should contemplate establishing a joint working group consisting of …
ETI-22
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Civil Sanctions for Misleading Reports
Where a company, including an ALEO, knowingly submits a report or other information to local authority officials that is misleading by reason of the inclusion of false statements or the …
ETI-23
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Criminal Sanctions for Misleading Information
In addition to any civil liability arising from any sanction introduced in accordance with Recommendation 22, the Scottish Ministers should consider whether there is a need for a statutory criminal …
ETI-24
Under consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
(2023)
Duty of Disclosure Legislation
The Scottish Ministers should also give consideration to the need for legislation to impose a similar duty of disclosure to that owed by policyholders to their insurers upon a company, …