Reporting
Recommendations related to reporting
16
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (10)Accepted in Part (6)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 10 inquiries
Across 10 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
16 total
P2-12
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
DI attendance at governance forums
NHS trusts should ensure that Designated Individuals attend the correct governance forums. This would allow them to escalate issues and risks, as well as reporting upwards when required.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on establishing DI governance forums was accepted in principle. Full government response due Summer 2026 …
NHS England
P2-15
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Routine mortuary reporting to trust boards
All NHS trusts should establish a routine reporting system for matters relating to mortuaries and body stores. This reporting system should include the presentation of a formal report, by the …
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on routine board reporting on mortuary operations was accepted in principle. Full government response due …
NHS England
P2-53
Accepted in Part
Fuller Inquiry
Local authority report implementation to committee
The implementation of these recommendations must be reported to the relevant statutory committee.
- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on local authorities reporting on implementation of mortuary standards was accepted in principle. Full government …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
IBI-10a(v)
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Yellow Card System Prominence
Steps be taken to give greater prominence to the online Yellow Card system to those receiving drugs or biological products, or who are being transfused with blood components.
- The Government stated in December 2024 that the Yellow Card system was UK-wide and provided vital feedback, and that the MHRA was consulting on …
UK Government
33
Accepted in Part
Brook House Inquiry
Improve HMIP and IMB evidence gathering and reporting processes
HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards working within immigration removal centres must ensure that they have robust processes for: obtaining and reporting on an enhanced range of evidence …
- In March 2024, the Home Office stated that it was considering its reliance on external scrutiny organisations, and noted this recommendation was directed primarily …
HM Inspectorate of Priso…
ETI-18
Accepted
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Effective Communication and Reporting
There should be effective communication and reporting at all stages of the project, including accurate progress reports to councillors and stakeholders, with clear escalation procedures for issues that may affect …
- In November 2023, the Council stated it broadly agreed with Lord Hardie's recommendations, noting improvements in communication and reporting had been implemented for Trams …
City of Edinburgh Council
IHRD-30
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Confidential Reporting of Clinical Concerns
Confidential on-line opportunities for reporting clinical concerns should be developed, implemented and reviewed.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-31
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
SAI Reporting Understanding
Trusts should ensure that all healthcare professionals understand what is expected of them in relation to reporting Serious Adverse Incidents ('SAIs').
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-32
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
SAI Reporting as Disciplinary Offence
Failure to report an SAI should be a disciplinary offence.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
IHRD-79
Accepted
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Reporting Clinical Practice Changes
Trusts should bring significant changes in clinical practice to the attention of the HSCB with expedition.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implementation status based on Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates..
HSC Trusts
R73
Accepted
Vale of Leven Inquiry
OCT report detail sufficiency
Health Boards should ensure that OCT3 reports provide sufficient details of the key factors in the spread of infection to allow a proper audit to be carried out.
- 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…
F157
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Matters to be reported to the General Medical Council
The General Medical Council should set out a clear statement of what matters; deaneries are required to report to the General Medical Council either routinely or as they arise. Reports …
- The GMC's "Promoting Excellence: Standards for Medical Education and Training" (2015) includes requirements for designated bodies (employers of doctors) and postgraduate deans to report …
GMC
F84
Accepted in Part
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Accountability of providers' directors
Where the contract of employment or appointment of an executive or non-executive director is terminated in circumstances in which there are reasonable grounds for believing that he or she is …
- The NHS England FPPT Framework (effective September 2023) mandates that organisations complete a Board Member Reference (BMR) when any board member leaves their position, …
Healthcare providers
L21
Accepted in Part
Leveson Inquiry
Annual Report Requirements
The Board should publish an Annual Report identifying: (a) the body's subscribers, identifying any significant changes in subscriber numbers; (b) the number of complaints it has handled and the outcomes …
- The Prime Minister stated on 29 November 2012 that he accepted the principles for independent self-regulation including annual reporting (Oral Statement to Parliament, Prime …
Press
FP3
Accepted
Fingerprint Inquiry
Discontinue certainty claims
Examiners should discontinue reporting conclusions on identification or exclusion with a claim to 100% certainty or on any other basis suggesting that fingerprint evidence is infallible.
Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
SPA Forensic Services
BAHA-18
Accepted
Baha Mousa Inquiry
Whistleblower Protection
JDP 1-10 should address the protection that will be afforded to service personnel who make complaints or allegations in good faith of the mistreatment of CPErS. It should give guidance …
- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that guidance on protection for those reporting mistreatment …
Ministry of Defence