Require staff to understand, re-read, and biennially confirm understanding of instructions
Hidden Inquiry · Hidden Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 7 November 1989 · Addressed to: British Railways Board
Government responseNot tracked (historical inquiry)
DeliveryNo statement from British Railways Board found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
BR shall ensure, as a matter of practice, that all staff understand and regularly re-read the Departmental Instructions relevant to their posts. In addition, every two years, those staff involved in an annual appraisal interview, shall sign a statement to the effect that such Instructions have been recently read and understood.
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Government response
●No formal government response recorded
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Delivery
No statement on delivery from British Railways Board has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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