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LPG Supplier Registration

ICL Inquiry · The ICL Inquiry Report: Explosion at Grovepark Mills, Maryhill, Glasgow, 11 May 2004 · Issued 16 July 2009 · Addressed to: Health and Safety Executive

Government responseDepartment for Work and Pensions: Accepted in part (Mar 2010)

DeliveryNo statement from Health and Safety Executive found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

A new scheme should be introduced requiring all LPG suppliers to be registered and accredited.

ICL Inquiry, The ICL Inquiry Report: Explosion at Grovepark Mills, Maryhill, Glasgow, 11 May 2004 · 16 Jul 2009 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

AI-generated evidence summary

The Inquiry recommended that all liquefied petroleum gas suppliers be registered and accredited. HM Government (Department for Work and Pensions) stated in March 2010 that it accepted the recommendation in principle and had asked the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to consult stakeholders on implementation options, ranging from a formal third-party accreditation scheme to a supplier charter of standards (Department for Work and Pensions response, Mar 2010).

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This recommendation applies across many organisations. The record above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.

Government response

●Department for Work and Pensions · Accepted in part · 18 Mar 2010

Words of: HM Government (Department for Work and Pensions), The Government response to the ICL Inquiry Report (Cm 7849), March 2010

The proposal for an accredited registration scheme was supported by 70% of stakeholders responding to this aspect of the consultation. The Government accepts this recommendation in principal and has asked HSE to consult further with stakeholders on how such a scheme could be implemented, looking at various options from, for example, a formal accreditation scheme operated by a third party, through to a charter of standards to which suppliers would sign up to demonstrate their commitment to the safe operation of small bulk LPG installations and to helping their users meet their obligations.

Extract from: The Government response to the ICL Inquiry Report: Explosion at Grovepark Mills, Maryhill, Glasgow, 11 May 2004

Site note: The Government's response to the ICL Inquiry report (Cm 7849), presented by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The paper is dated March 2010; the day, 18 March 2010, is from her written statement of that day, which says the response "has been laid before Parliament and will be published later today".

Delivery

No statement on delivery from Health and Safety Executive has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.

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