Public Inquiry Recommendations

Showing 18 of 1,856 recommendations from Cranston Inquiry

What these recommendations are about — Cranston Inquiry

Key themes in this inquiry: Emergency contingency plans · Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny · Staff training and development · Emergency responder equipment training · Outdated Emergency Preparedness Guidance .
Report published 2026 — 18 recommendations across this inquiry.
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CR1 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Network flexing risk mitigation
Given the risks associated with HM Coastguard's use of network flexing for small boat search and rescue – whereby its workforce is split between different geographical locations – HM Coastguard …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR2 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Technology for duplicate incident reconciliation
HM Coastguard should seek, at pace, to invest in the technology required to support its ability to reconcile duplicate small boat incidents. Where this cannot be accommodated within the existing …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR3 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Regular assessment of assets and resources
There should be regular assessments by HM Coastguard of the adequacy of the available assets and human resources to respond to both current and reasonably foreseeable levels of small boat …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR4 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Training on normalcy bias
HM Coastguard should provide frequent training and retraining for their staff in aspects of search and rescue specific to small boats, one being the need to avoid normalcy bias, in …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR5 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Mass Persons in Water Triage procedure
Those involved in maritime search and rescue should adopt formally the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure to govern the operational response to a maritime search and rescue incident …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR6 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Joint exercises on triage procedure
Those involved in maritime search and rescue should continue to undertake joint exercises on the application of the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure.
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR7 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
IMO recommendation on triage tool
The Department for Transport must consider recommending to the International Maritime Organization that it consider incorporating an in-water mass casualty triage tool within its policies and procedures.
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR8 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Survivability advice to persons in distress
HM Coastguard should amend its existing policies to incorporate the need to provide more comprehensive advice about survivability to people in distress at sea.
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR9 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Cold water survivability modelling
HM Coastguard should examine whether it is using the most appropriate modelling for survivability in cold water. HM Coastguard should amend its existing policies to ensure that they consistently identify …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR10 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Equipment and techniques development
HM Coastguard must continue to liaise with search and rescue partners in the UK and abroad to identify opportunities for the development or deployment of equipment and techniques to assist …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR11 Under Consideration
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Coastguard role in legislation
The role and functions of HM Coastguard should be set out in up-to-date legislation.
Government response: Under Consideration. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR12 Under Consideration
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Independent external oversight body
An independent external body should be given responsibility for the regular assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of HM Coastguard. Consideration should be given to extending the remit of His …
Government response: Under Consideration. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR13 Under Consideration
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Reconsider Border Force SAR function
The government should reconsider Mr Downer's recommendation in his independent review of Border Force that Border Force Maritime should not be providing an ongoing search and rescue function in the …
Government response: Under Consideration. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR14 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
MoU between Coastguard and Border Force
For so long as the current arrangements in relation to search and rescue in the English Channel remain in place, the roles and responsibilities of HM Coastguard and Border Force …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR15 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Joint training exercises plan
HM Coastguard should develop and implement a plan for joint training exercises, to occur at set intervals, with participation by those involved in maritime search and rescue in the English …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR16 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Mass rescue operation plan
HM Coastguard should develop a mass rescue operation plan that includes command and control, co-ordination, external stakeholders, medical and law enforcement roles, and public and external affairs.
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR17 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
Protocol for duty to assist referrals
HM Coastguard and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency should establish a protocol for referrals by HM Coastguard to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's regulatory compliance investigations team, identifying the threshold …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
CR18 Accepted
Cranston Inquiry (2026)
MAIB publication of implementation measures
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch should make publicly available on its website, as soon as possible after they are received, the details of implementation measures taken by those to whom …
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.