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Public Inquiry Recommendations

1,814 tracked recommendations 35 inquiries 18 match current filters

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

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35 inquiries with tracked recs

Inquiry	Recs	Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry	290	281
Manchester Arena Inquiry	169	169
IICSA	107	96
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry	106	—
Grenfell Tower Inquiry	104	104
Infected Blood Inquiry	103	102
Hyponatraemia Inquiry	96	96
Fuller Inquiry	92	71
Leveson Inquiry	92	77
Vale of Leven Inquiry	75	75
Baha Mousa Inquiry	73	72
Southport Inquiry	67	—
RHI Inquiry	45	44
COVID-19 Inquiry	44	24
Morecambe Bay Investigation	44	44
Brook House Inquiry	33	28
Bichard Inquiry	31	31
Angiolini Inquiry	30	29
Post Office Horizon Inquiry	27	25
Jermaine Baker Inquiry	26	22
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry	24	21
Daniel Morgan Panel	23	21
Cranston Inquiry	18	—
Paterson Inquiry	17	15
HIA Inquiry	12	12
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry	11	11
Anthony Grainger Inquiry	9	9
Al-Sweady Inquiry	9	9
Hillsborough Panel	9	5
Fingerprint Inquiry	9	9
ICL Inquiry	7	6
Litvinenko Inquiry	5	5
Azelle Rodney Inquiry	3	3
Billy Wright Inquiry	3	3
Penrose Inquiry	1	1

Recommendations

18 of 1,814

Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
POH-13	Close HSS Dispute Resolution Procedure when HSSA opens The current Dispute Resolution Procedure in HSS should be closed once all claimants currently within the Procedure have either (a) settled their …	Post Office Horizon Inquiry (2025)	Not Accepted
71	Pre-screen material before upload The government should require industry to pre-screen material before it is uploaded to the internet to prevent access to known indecent images …	IICSA (2020)	Not Accepted
L25	ICO and Regulatory Membership In any reconsideration of the powers of the Information Commissioner (or replacement body), power should be given to that body to determine …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L26	Arbitration and Costs It should be open any subscriber to a recognised regulatory body to rely on the fact of such membership and on the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L48	Section 32 DPA Amendment The exemption in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 should be amended so as to make it available only where: …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L49	Narrow Section 32 Exemption Scope The exemption in section 32 of the Data Protection Act 1998 should be narrowed in scope, so that it no longer allows, …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L51	Repeal Procedural Provisions The procedural provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 with special application to journalism in: (a) section 32(4) and (5) (b) sections …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L53	ICO Regard for Regulatory Membership Specific provision should be made to the effect that, in considering the exercise of any of its powers in relation to the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L54	Bring into Force Section 55 Penalties The necessary steps should be taken to bring into force the amendments made to section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L55	ICO Prosecution Powers Extension The prosecution powers of the Information Commissioner should be extended to include any offence which also constitutes a breach of the data …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L57	Reconstitute ICO as Commission The opportunity should be taken to consider amending the Data Protection Act 1998 formally to reconstitute the Information Commissioner's Office as an …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L67	Sentencing Guidelines for Data Offences On the basis that the provisions of s77-78 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 are brought into effect, so that …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L68	PACE Amendments Consideration The Home Office should consider and, if necessary, consult upon: (a) whether paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Police and Criminal …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L70	Civil Justice Council Damages Review The Civil Justice Council should consider the level of damages in privacy, breach of confidence and data protection cases, being prepared to …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L71	Aggravated and Exemplary Damages The Report of the Law Commission on Aggravated, Exemplary and Restitutionary Damages should be adopted in relation to its recommendations that legislation …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L73	Civil Procedure Rules on Costs The Civil Procedure Rules should be amended to require the court, when considering the appropriate order for costs at the conclusion of …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
L74	Qualified One Way Costs Shifting In the absence of the provision of an approved mechanism for dispute resolution, available through an independent regulator without cost to the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Not Accepted
BAHA-23	Ban Harsh Approach in Tactical Questioning The harsh approach should no longer have a place in tactical questioning. The MoD should forbid tactical questioners from using what is …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Not Accepted