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Records

Recommendations related to records

27 recommendations 85% accepted

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Government Response
Accepted (22)
Accepted in Part (1)
Awaiting Response (4)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 7 inquiries

Across 7 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

27 total
43 Accepted IICSA

Church in Wales record-keeping policies

The Church in Wales should introduce record-keeping policies relating to safeguarding, complaints and whistleblowing. These should be implemented consistently across dioceses. The Church should develop policies and training on the …

- On 7 April 2021, the Church in Wales stated that its national online safeguarding case management and record-keeping system had launched, covering safeguarding, complaints …
Church in Wales
85 Accepted IICSA

Access to records for former child migrants

The Chair and Panel have recommended that all institutions which sent children abroad as part of the child migration programmes should ensure that they have robust systems in place for …

- Between January and July 2020, multiple institutions that sent children abroad under migration programmes, including Action for Children, Barnardo's, Catholic Church, Cornwall Council and …
Child Migration Institut…
FR-17 Accepted in Part IICSA

Code of Practice on Records Access

The Inquiry recommends that the UK government directs the Information Commissioner's Office to introduce a code of practice on retention of and access to records known to relate to child …

- In May 2023, the government accepted this recommendation and stated it would engage with the Information Commissioner's Office on implementing it (Government Response to …
UK Government
IHRD-70 Accepted Hyponatraemia Inquiry

Board Meeting Minutes Preservation

Effective measures should be taken to ensure that minutes of board and committee meetings are preserved.

- HSC Trusts reported that clinical governance reporting structures had been strengthened (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018). - No independent published …
HSC Trusts
37 Accepted Morecambe Bay Investigation

Protocol for organisational change transitions

Organisational change that alters or transfers responsibilities and accountability carries significant risk, which can be mitigated only if well managed. We recommend that an explicit protocol be drawn up setting …

- In July 2015, the government stated: "We accept this recommendation" and referenced existing guidance issued in September 2011 on management of records during organisational …
Department of Health and…
R14 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Patient records compliance audit

Health Boards should ensure that the nurse in charge of each ward audits compliance with the duty to keep clear and contemporaneous patient records. Health Boards should ensure that there …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R15 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

CDI patient observations records

Health Boards should ensure that nursing staff caring for a patient with CDI keep accurate records of patient observations including temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and blood pressure.

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R19 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

ICN instructions recorded

Health Boards should ensure that where Infection Control Nurses provide instructions on the management of patients those instructions are recorded in the patient notes and are included in care planning …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R20 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Stool records for CDI patients

Health Boards should ensure that where a patient has, or is suspected of having, C. difficile diarrhoea a proper record of the patient’s stools is kept. Health Boards should ensure …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R22 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Relative discussions recorded

Health Boards should ensure that any discussion between a member of nursing staff and a relative about a patient which is relevant to the patient’s continuing care is recorded in …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R24 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

TVN instructions recorded

Health Boards should ensure that where a TVN is involved in caring for a patient there is a clear record in the patient notes and care plan of the instructions …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R26 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Wound documentation

Health Boards should ensure that where a patient has a wound or pressure damage there is clear documentation of the nature of the wound or damage in accordance with best …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R27 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Positional change records

Health Boards should ensure that where a patient requires positional changes nursing staff clearly record this on a turning chart or equivalent. Compliance should be monitored by a system of …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R30 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Fluid balance monitoring

Health Boards should ensure that where patients require fluid monitoring as part of their clinical care, nursing staff complete fluid balance charts as accurately as possible and sign them off …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
R38 Accepted Vale of Leven Inquiry

Medical record keeping

Health Boards should ensure that clear, accurate and legible patient records are kept by doctors, that records are seen as integral to good patient care, and that they are routinely …

- The Scottish Government published its response to the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report on 18 June 2015, accepting all 75 recommendations and establishing …
NHS Health Boards (Scotl…
1 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Chief Coroner guidance on coroners' records

The Panel considers that the implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 should bring about a more consistent approach to the archiving and availability of transferred records and encourages …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
Ministry of Justice
2 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Police records under Public Records Act 1958

The Panel recommends that police force records are brought under legislative control and that police forces are added to Part II of the First Schedule to the Public Records Act …

Government response: No Response. Last substantive update was December 2012. No recent public evidence of further progress.
Home Office
3 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Central government documents to National Archives

The Panel recommends that central government documents relating to Hillsborough which were disclosed to the Panel be transferred to The National Archives at Kew in due course, with redactions agreed …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
Cabinet Office
4 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Distributed Permanent Archive at Sheffield/Liverpool/Kew

The Panel proposes a Distributed Permanent Archive of the original material at Sheffield Archives and Liverpool Record Office and for central government records at The National Archives at Kew. Such …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
The National Archives
5 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Private owners encouraged to deposit records

Private owners of documents and other material made available to the Panel, especially where those records have been disclosed on the Hillsborough website, should be encouraged to deposit their records …

Government response: No Response. Last substantive update was December 2012. No recent public evidence of further progress.
The National Archives
6 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Editor-in-Chief for digital archive

An Editor-in-Chief should be appointed to be responsible for the policy and implementation of the digital archive post-disclosure and continuing technical support should be provided to manage existing and new …

The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Cabinet Office
7 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Protocol for adding/removing archive material

A protocol for allowing additional material to be incorporated into the digital archive and for taking down material is recommended.

The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Cabinet Office
8 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Digital archive accessible with professional support

The digital archive and the audio-visual material should remain available for the foreseeable future at Liverpool and Sheffield with advisory and support staff as necessary; it should be accessible according …

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
Department for Culture, …
9 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Digital archive permanently archived at National Archives

The digital archive, including audio-visual material, eventually should be permanently archived at The National Archives.

Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
The National Archives
FP53 Accepted Fingerprint Inquiry

Note-taking general practice

Note-taking as to the detail found on analysis and the process of comparison, though not mandatory, should become the general practice for all fingerprint comparison work.

Government response: Accepted. No public evidence of delivery has been found.
SPA Forensic Services
BAHA-36 Accepted Baha Mousa Inquiry

CPErS Documentation

CPErS documents should be as few in number as possible but they require amendment to ensure that those involved in detention are guided more accurately on what to record. Current …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that captured persons documentation had been amended to …
Ministry of Defence
BAHA-37 Accepted Baha Mousa Inquiry

Occurrence Book Requirement

A suitable occurrence book must be maintained at all times whenever CPErS are being held at a unit or sub-unit holding facility.

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that occurrence book requirements had been mandated for …
Ministry of Defence