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Recommendations: Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

1,814 tracked recommendations 35 inquiries 7 match current filters

Recommendations issued by UK statutory and non-statutory inquiries, with their tracked government response and supporting evidence.

Recommendations

7 of 1,814

Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
ETI-1	Public Inquiry Efficiency Scottish Ministers should review public inquiries to find cost-effective methods of avoiding establishment delays, potentially creating a dedicated unit within the Scottish …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-2	Inquiry Independence Scottish Ministers must not appoint any department, agency, or government organization as inquiry sponsor where it or its employees had involvement in …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-3	Staffing Guidance Guidance should address: circumstances for civil servant transfers within government; which positions may use agency staff; and whether temporary contracts suit positions …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-4	Inquiry Cost Transparency When reporting public inquiry costs, Scottish Ministers should disclose net costs to the public purse, excluding previously-incurred accommodation and staffing expenses, alongside …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-8	Update Optimism Bias Guidance Optimism bias guidance, based on decades-old data, requires updating to include light rail projects and reflect current empirical evidence, with reviews every …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-10	Joint Working Group with COSLA Scottish Ministers should establish a joint working group with Convention of Scottish Local Authorities representatives to leverage Transport Scotland's project management experience …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part
ETI-11	Public Fund Protection Scottish Ministers and local authorities funding light rail should protect public funds through: conditional grant payments with review hold points; critical review …	Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (2023)	Accepted in Part