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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
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.

- 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.

- 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 patient notes.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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 critical care, nursing staff complete fluid balance charts as accurately as possible.

- 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.

- 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

We recommend that the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice invite the Chief Coroner to prepare guidance for all coroners on the appropriate retention and archiving of documents …

Ministry of Justice
2 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Police records under Public Records Act 1958

We recommend that the preservation of police records be reviewed to ensure that all such documents are treated as public records, held on behalf of the public, subject to the …

Home Office
3 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Central government documents to National Archives

We recommend that relevant central government documents - particularly those of the Cabinet Office and No 10 - be transferred to the National Archives, thus enabling full public access to …

Cabinet Office
4 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Distributed Permanent Archive at Sheffield/Liverpool/Kew

We recommend that a Distributed Permanent Archive be established across the Central Library in Sheffield, the Liverpool Record Office and the National Archives, Kew, so that all original materials are …

The National Archives
5 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Private owners encouraged to deposit records

We recommend that, once a copy of all material has been placed on a Digital Archive, private owners - including the FA and SWFC - be encouraged to deposit original …

The National Archives
6 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Editor-in-Chief for digital archive

We recommend the appointment of an Editor-in-Chief to oversee the presentation on the Digital Archive of documents relating to the disaster, and to the role of each of the organisations …

Cabinet Office
7 No Response Hillsborough Panel

Protocol for adding/removing archive material

We recommend the development of a protocol which identifies the criteria according to which material not disclosed by the Panel may be added in the future, and material currently disclosed …

Cabinet Office
8 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Digital archive accessible with professional support

We recommend that the Digital Archive be permanently accessible at the Liverpool Record Office, the Central Library, Sheffield and other appropriate local venues, so that members of the public have …

Department for Culture, …
9 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Digital archive permanently archived at National Archives

We recommend that the Digital Archive be permanently archived at the National Archives at Kew (or its successor). Regardless of any developments in relation to the Digital Archive, this permanent …

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.

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