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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

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Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
L62	ICO Annual Report on Press The Information Commissioner's Office, in the Annual Report to Parliament which it is required to make by virtue of section 52(1) of …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L63	ICO Adopt DPP Guidelines The Information Commissioner's Office should immediately adopt the Guidelines for Prosecutors on assessing the public interest in cases affecting the media, issued …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L64	ICO Engage with Metropolitan Police The Information Commissioner's Office should take immediate steps to engage with the Metropolitan Police on the preparation of a long-term strategy in …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L65	ICO Specialist Knowledge Review The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review the availability to it of specialist legal and practical knowledge of the …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L66	ICO Organisation Review The Information Commissioner's Office should take the opportunity to review its organisation and decision-making processes to ensure that large-scale issues, with both …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L69	Review of Damages for Media Torts There should be a review of damages generally available for breach of data protection, privacy, breach of confidence or any other media-related …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
L82	Party Policy on Press Relations As a first step, political leaders should reflect constructively on the merits of publishing on behalf of their party a statement setting …	Leveson Inquiry (2012)	Accepted in Part
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
ICL-3	LPG Supplier Registration A new scheme should be introduced requiring all LPG suppliers to be registered and accredited.	ICL Inquiry (2009)	Accepted in Part

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