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ICL-4

Independent Risk Assessment Audit

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: Not accepted (Mar 2010)

DeliveryNo statement from Health and Safety Executive found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

The current risk assessment system should be improved by the addition of an independent audit process.

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 adding an independent audit process to workplace risk assessments. In March 2010, HM Government (Department for Work and Pensions) stated that it "does not consider that the case has been made for the introduction of mandatory independent audits" of all workplace risk assessments (Department for Work and Pensions response, Mar 2010).

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Government response

●Department for Work and Pensions · Not accepted · 18 Mar 2010

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

Therefore, although the Government recognises Lord Gill’s concern that risk assessments must cover all significant risks, it does not consider that the case has been made for the introduction of mandatory independent audits of all workplace risk assessments.

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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