Audit
Recommendations related to audit
25
Recommendations
88% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (17)Accepted in Part (5)Not Accepted (1)Under Review (2)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 12 inquiries
Across 12 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
25 total
P1-10
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Regular CCTV review with swipe card data
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must ensure that footage from the CCTV is reviewed on a regular basis by appropriately trained staff and examined in conjunction with swipe card …
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had implemented regular review of CCTV footage from the mortuary as part of routine security procedures …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P1-7
Accepted
Fuller Inquiry
Audit and monitor mortuary access
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust must audit implementation of any resulting new policy and must regularly monitor access to restricted areas, including the mortuary, by all staff and contractors.
- MTW Trust stated in February 2024 that it had implemented audit procedures to monitor access to restricted areas within the mortuary (MTW Trust Assurance …
Maidstone and Tunbridge …
P2-3
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Audit access data for deceased storage
All NHS trusts should routinely audit the access data of all facilities used to store deceased people.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on auditing access to NHS mortuaries was accepted in principle. Standards and guidance to be …
NHS England
P2-39
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Local authority security audits
Routine and regular audits of security must be conducted, encompassing both access to and exit from the mortuary and movement within it, including the post-mortem room. Access data must be …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on regular audits of local authority mortuary security was accepted in principle. Full government response …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
P2-51
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Local authority biennial audits and peer review
The mortuary service must be reviewed by professional auditors at least biennially, with the results of the audit reported to a formal committee regardless of the level of assurance. Local …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on professional audits of local authority mortuaries was accepted in principle. Full government response due …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
P2-8
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Swipe to exit for mortuaries
All NHS trusts should consider the installation of 'swipe to exit' for mortuary facilities. This would allow trusts to monitor and audit entry and exit, as well as time spent …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on requiring swipe-to-exit controls in NHS mortuaries was accepted in principle. Full government response due …
NHS England
IBI-4d
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Patient Records Audit
Patient Records: Before the end of 2027 there should be a formal audit, publicly reported, of the extent of success of digitisation of patient records in each of the four …
- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Accepted in …
UK Government
13
Accepted in Part
Brook House Inquiry
Quarterly auditing of Rule 40 and Rule 42 use
The Home Office must regularly (and at least quarterly) audit the use of Rule 40 and Rule 42 across the immigration detention estate, in order to identify trends, any training …
- In March 2024, the Home Office committed to compliance auditing across the detention estate as part of the DSO revision, noting this recommendation was …
Home Office
9
Under Consideration
Brook House Inquiry
Ensure effective operation and auditing of all Rule 35 limbs
The Home Office must, across the immigration detention estate, assure itself that all three limbs of Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 (reports by a medical practitioner where: …
- In March 2024, the Home Office stated that a detention gatekeeper system reviews suitability for detention and that a review of the Adults at …
Home Office
ETI-24
Under Consideration
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Duty of Disclosure Legislation
Scottish Ministers should consider the need for legislation to impose a similar duty of disclosure to that owed by policyholders to their insurers upon a company, its directors, employees or …
- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated it was "giving careful consideration" to the recommendations about provisions for misleading evidence (Transport Secretary Statement on …
Scottish Government
RHI-28
Accepted
RHI Inquiry
Record Keeping Culture and Audit
The culture and practice of record keeping and access to records within the Northern Ireland Civil Service needs to change so that staff responsible for a given area of work …
- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full (NI Executive Response to RHI Inquiry, Department of Finance, October 2021). - The …
Northern Ireland Executi…
IHRD-29
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Record Keeping Audit
Record keeping should be subject to rigorous, routine and regular audit.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-48
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Mortality Meeting Recording and Audit
The proceedings of mortality meetings should be digitally recorded, the recording securely archived and an annual audit made of proceedings and procedures.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-76
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Publication of Clinical Standards
Clinical standards of care, such as patients might reasonably expect, should be published and made subject to regular audit.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-78
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Clinical Guidelines Audit
Implementation of clinical guidelines should be documented and routinely audited.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-96
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Healthcare Litigation Standards
The Department should provide clear standards to govern the management of healthcare litigation by Trusts and the work of Trust employees and legal advisors in this connection should be audited.
Government response: Accepted. Last substantive update was January 2024. No recent public evidence of further progress.
Department of Health NI
7
Accepted
Morecambe Bay Investigation
Audit maternity and paediatric services
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust should audit the operation of maternity and paediatric services, to ensure that they follow risk assessment protocols on place of delivery, …
- In July 2015, the government stated that the Trust was putting plans in place to audit maternity and paediatric services against risk assessment protocols, …
University Hospitals of …
R52
Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
IPC policy adherence audits
Health Boards should ensure that adherence to infection prevention and control polices, for example C. difficile and Loose Stools Policies, is audited at least annually.
- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R75
Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
Health Board review of IPC reports
Health Boards should review such reports to determine what lessons can be learned and what reviews, audits or other measures (interim or otherwise) should be put in place.
- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
F248
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Accountability for quality accounts
Healthcare providers should be required to have their quality accounts independently audited. Auditors should be given a wider remit enabling them to use their professional judgement in examining the reliability …
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation in principle (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, …
Healthcare providers
F269
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Improving and assuring accuracy
The only practical way of ensuring reasonable accuracy is vigilant auditing at local level of the data put into the system. This is important work, which must be continued and …
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
Healthcare providers
L78
Accepted
Leveson Inquiry
PNC Access Auditing
The Police Service should re-examine the rigour of the auditing process and the frequency of the conduct of audits in relation to access to the Police National Computer (PNC). Additional …
- The College of Policing APP on information management covers access to the Police National Computer (PNC), including requirements for auditing and access controls (College …
Police
National Police Chiefs C…
BAHA-27
Accepted
Baha Mousa Inquiry
Interrogation Video Audit
The interrogation policy should require, as part of the auditing process, a review of a selection of video recordings of interrogations of the inspector's choosing. Interrogators should know that the …
- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that video recording review had been incorporated into …
Ministry of Defence
BAHA-28
Accepted
Baha Mousa Inquiry
Tactical Questioning Audit Procedure
The tactical questioning policy should be amended to include a clear and simple auditing procedure.
- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that a clear auditing procedure for tactical questioning …
Ministry of Defence
ICL-4
Not Accepted
ICL Inquiry
Independent Risk Assessment Audit
The current risk assessment system should be improved by the addition of an independent audit process.
The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Health and Safety Execut…