Assurance

5
Recommendations
60% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (2)Accepted in Part (1)Under Review (2)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 1 inquiry

Across 1 inquiry
Fuller Inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
5 total
P1-11 Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Share HTA reports with reliant organisations
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must proactively share Human Tissue Authority reports with organisations that rely on Human Tissue Authority licensing for assurance of the service provided by the …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that HTA inspection reports are now shared with relevant Trust boards and governance committees (MTW Trust Assurance Statement, …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P1-13 Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Board review governance - assurance not reassurance
We have illustrated throughout this Report how Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust relied on reassurance rather than assurance in monitoring its processes. The Board must review its governance structures …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had strengthened board governance to ensure "assurance not reassurance" in relation to mortuary operations (MTW Trust …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P2-16 Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Trust boards assure recommendation implementation
Trust boards should assure themselves that the recommendations in this Report have been implemented.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on board assurance of implementation of mortuary standards was accepted in principle. Full government response …
NHS England
P2-57 Under Consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Local authority review third-party contracts
Local authorities must review all contractual arrangements and agreements with third-party providers of services that care for and transport the deceased. This must include consideration of assurance mechanisms, such as …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on local authority oversight of mortuary contractors was under consideration. Full government response due Summer …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
P2-59 Under Consideration
Fuller Inquiry
Local authority contractor governance assurance
Local authorities must ensure that the providers they contract or enter into agreements with have robust governance processes in place to oversee the services they provide. This should include Standard …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on due diligence requirements for local authority mortuary contractors was under consideration. Full government response …
Ministry of Housing, Com…